my state is going through the worst drought in its history
just to let you know, Austin itself has been breaking numerous records within the past month with consecutive three digit weather and absolutely no rain. this is just one of the effects:
No rain, no grazing and no grass. These cattle are living on hay and tubs full of mineral and molasses.
“It forces them to eat dry grass,” said Bennie Bock.
Bennie Bock remembers the last time his ranch saw rain.
“March the 20th,” he said.
Bock has a cattle ranch south of Austin near Lockhart, and is suffering from one of the worst droughts on record.
“We have no water. There was a tank here that was 10 feet deep in November, it’s dry now,” said Bock.
According to the U.S. drought monitor, drought conditions in central and south Texas are now listed as “exceptional” — its most severe rating . And the forecast for the next three months is far below average rainfall. Texas Governor Rick Perry has asked for disaster relief assistance for drought-stricken farmers across the state.
The drought is taking its toll on cattle ranchers. Bock is down to a third of the cows he normally has. As the number one cattle producing state in the country Texas stands to lose billions.
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