Corn without ears; pastures, ponds drying up in central Nebraska
8/25/2022 4:25:00 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Buffalo County, NE
Start Date: 8/25/2022
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A Buffalo County farmer described the drought situation as being in "survival mode." The soil was very dry as no rain had fallen since mid-June. He swathed and baled his 100 acres of earless corn for cattle feed. His pastures and ponds were drying up. He culled his nearly 300 cattle and is getting ready to sell his calves three months early. He is selling the livestock because he simply does not have enough feed for all of them.
KETV-TV (Omaha, Neb.), Aug. 25, 2022
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