Drought, high costs challenge Texas ranchers
4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Armstrong County, TX
Briscoe County, TX
Carson County, TX
Collingsworth County, TX
Dallam County, TX
Deaf Smith County, TX
Donley County, TX
Gray County, TX
Hall County, TX
Hansford County, TX
Hartley County, TX
Hemphill County, TX
Hutchinson County, TX
Lipscomb County, TX
Moore County, TX
Ochiltree County, TX
Oldham County, TX
Potter County, TX
Randall County, TX
Roberts County, TX
Sherman County, TX
Wheeler County, TX
Start Date: 4/14/2023
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Continuing drought, in combination with record high prices for inputs and a steady increase for beef has made it more challenging for producers to keep costs down. Drought and lack of pasture grass have led more ranchers to purchase feed for cattle from outside the area. Transportation costs for getting grain from the Midwest add up quickly also. Ranchers were still culling cattle.
ABC 7 News (Amarillo, Texas), April 14, 2023
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