Droughts, Climate Change, Drive US Beef Herd to Historic Low

Image: U.S. Drought Monitor, Map Archive, March 12, 2024. Image author: Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center. Article by John McCracken, Investigate Midwest. Flatland KC – March 18, 2024. Article originally published by Investigate Midwest. 

Thirty years ago, the weather on Annie Doerr’s family ranch felt reliable. Now that she’s taken over from her parents, it’s been anything but. In recent years, drought has made finding good pastureland for beef cattle to graze increasingly difficult. “I always pray for a normal year,” she said, […]

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