Drought increases the cost of irrigation, feeding livestock in South Texas
4/24/2022 1:45:15 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Nueces County, TX
Start Date: 4/23/2022
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South Texas farmers are spending extra money to cope with the challenges of drought. One grower pays more than $300 monthly for irrigation water. Farmers spend more for feed and have to adapt when they run out of grass. Chickens and ducks eat bugs, but with drought, there is no grass, which is where the insects usually reside.
A grass-fed beef producer grows his own hay, but with no rain falling, hay is not abundant. Many growers are praying for rain.
KIII-TV3 South Texas (Corpus Christi, Texas), April 23, 2022
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