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Limited grass, water affecting livestock in Fall River County, South Dakota
8/25/2016 5:16:47 PM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Edgemont, SD

Start Date: 6/6/2016 - End Date: 8/22/2016
The drought in southwestern Fall River County is as extreme as it was in 2012. Limited amount of grass and water is becoming an issue. Our ranch will be selling cattle more than 25 days early because forage is limited and we do not overgraze acres. We have a total of 10,000 grazing acres and we run around 350 cows on these acres. A limited amount of hay was harvested this year as a result of the drought. From an agricultural producer in Fall River County, South Dakota, on August 22, 2016
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