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The QUEST multimedia reporting group has a new audio and text story on how recent droughts in Texas and Oklahoma have changed the shape of the cattle industry. During their last drought, many ranchers sold off significant parts of their herds. Much of the beef production moved farther north to places like Nebraska where feed…
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The six to ten day outlook for temperatures in the US (from www.cpc.noaa.gov) shows a large area of much below normal temperatures in the Northern Plains, leading to some concerns about an early frost along the US-Canada border. If it happened, it would have the potential to drive corn prices up significantly. AgWeb published two…
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AgWeb recently published a story from NDSU Extension beef specialist Kris Ringwall on a couple of sources of information cattle producers can use to monitor drought and moisture conditions across the country. Kris points out that managing cattle is always a matter of flexibility as wet and dry spells come and go, but using graphics…