date:Aug 01, 2012
e of the drought. They dont have any place for their cattle. They are looking at very high feed costs.
In addition, the government has also opened up access to emergency haying and grazing areas under the USDAs Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which allows farmers to convert highly erodible cropland that is normally off-limits due to environmental concerns. In the past, livestock producers were expected to return a portion of the CRP payment that they received through selling hay, but becaus