Producer running out of feed, hauling water in Judith Basin, Montana
9/1/2017 5:41:06 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Judith Basin County, MT
Windham, MT
Start Date: 6/1/2017
- End Date: 8/31/2017
We are seeing very dry conditions in our area; cattle are going to be running out of feed several months sooner than usual. We tend to stay out on grass until January, unless we get deep snow. This year we are hoping grass will last til we ship our calves on October 14...then we will be feeding hay. The creek that runs through our property that we water cattle from is at a trickle and is dry about 3 miles down stream...so we are assuming it will be drying up soon. Trees are wilted and there is no regrowth on the hay fields either. Springs in the mountains where we run 50 head of cows are running slow or not at all, we are hauling water to one pasture in mountains now.
From Judith Basin County, Montana, August 31, 2017
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Producer running out of feed, hauling water in Judith Basin, Montana.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
