Drought Challenges Lead Farmers to Innovative Cattle Care Strategies
TL;DR
A severe drought in Vermont is significantly impacting dairy farmers by reducing crop yields, increasing costs for supplemental feed and water, and threatening the state's vital dairy industry, with government assistance still pending as farmers adapt to increasingly extreme weather conditions.
- Vermont drought is hitting dairy farmers hard as they turn to costly measures to care for cattle CBS News
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- Strategies for Managing Beef Cattle in Drought U.OSU
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- Southern Illinois farmer confident in cattle feed options despite drought Brownfield Ag News
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