Missouri cattle producers feeding hay, selling livestock
7/21/2023 8:32:06 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Cedar County, MO
Jackson County, MO
Start Date: 7/20/2023
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Intense drought conditions in Missouri were forcing cattle producers to sell more livestock than they normally would because pastures were drying up. Some were selling entire herds as the dry conditions meant that cattle needed their diets supplemented with hay and other grains earlier than normal. Some cattle producers never stopped feeding hay from the past winter.
Flatland (Kansas City, Mo.), July 20, 2023
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