Grass, hay hard to come by for livestock in Kansas
7/21/2022 1:31:17 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Barber County, KS
Clark County, KS
Comanche County, KS
Edwards County, KS
Ford County, KS
Kingman County, KS
Kiowa County, KS
Pratt County, KS
Pratt, KS
Reno County, KS
Stafford County, KS
Start Date: 7/20/2022
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Kansas ranchers are struggling to find grass and hay for cattle, which may force early cattle sales. A rancher from Wilmore in Comanche County stated that everyone is selling cattle, but the heat makes it difficult for the stress on the cattle.
The assistant manager of Pratt Livestock opined that ranchers may have to sell entire herds if drought conditions do not improve within 30 days.
KWCH 12 (Wichita, Kan.), July 20, 2022
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