New Mexico ranchers sold livestock
10/5/2021 11:56:08 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Mexico
Curry County, NM
Start Date: 9/7/2021
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Drought led many New Mexico ranchers to sell livestock as it was too expensive to feed them. Even after an active monsoon season, roughly two-thirds of the state remained in moderate to extreme drought. Drought conditions decrease animal growth, diminish forage opportunities for livestock, increase the cost of production and decrease calf prices, according to a report from the New Mexico State University Department of Animal and Range Sciences.
Santa Fe New Mexican (N.M.), Sept 7, 2021
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