Voice of America: Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed Oct 16th 2012, 15:35 The people who raise the cattle destined to become steak or hamburger on Americas' dinner plates are feeling a serious financial pinch. Recent wildfires scorched more than a million hectares of North American rangeland. In addition, a continuing drought in the American heartland is driving up the cost of hay, grains and other basic livestock feed. Now, ranches and feedlots are looking to cut their feed costs in the short term while working to make the cattle more efficient in the long ... Media files: 7956BD59-B80F-420D-A785-95F76A498C8F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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