North Texas ranchers culling heavily
7/13/2022 4:55:18 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clay County, TX
Cooke County, TX
Denton County, TX
Jack County, TX
Montague County, TX
Parker County, TX
Springtown, TX
Tarrant County, TX
Wise County, TX
Decatur, TX
Start Date: 7/9/2022
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North Texas ranchers are deeply culling cattle as grass and water were in short supply amid a hot drought. Ranchers brought more than 2,600 animals to the Decatur Livestock Market, which is the most livestock sold in a single sale since the 2011 drought. Almost all of the buyers were meatpackers.
Some counties were dealing with grasshoppers, and stock ponds were running low also.
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas), July 11, 2022
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