The latest Drought Monitor shows roughly 70% of the U.S. is in some level of drought and that area encompasses much of cattle country. While the impact on the cattle market is already being felt, it could intensify in the next few months.
Dutch Farmers Are Protesting A Government Policy Canada and Ireland are Now Proposing, Is The U.S. Next?
“I feel like every day is one day closer to having the President declare a climate emergency,” says Illinois farmer Sherman Newlin. “Once that happens, I don’t know what it will mean for ag, or what it’s going to open up the door to."
Surface Pressure: U.S. Losing Farmland at Alarming Rate
From 2001 to 2016, the U.S. lost or compromised 2,000 acres of farmland and ranchland every day. If that trend continues, another 18.4 million acres could be converted between 2016 and 2040.
Rain in the east and rain in the west but the middle of the country stays dry and hot during the first week of August. Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick has the details.
