9 Janvier 2014
#Texas ranchers work to rebuild their herds after #drought http://t.co/eCuXcYZ9I9 #cattle #agriculture
January 09, 2014
As ranchers rebuild, look back at cattle country's peak
Carrie Taylor, Houston Chronicle | January 7, 2014 | Texas' record-setting drought is still taking a toll on state ranchers and farmers as they work to rebuild herds. The state lost 15 percent of its cattle - or about 2 million animals - between January 2011 and January 2013, from either sales to out-of-state buyers or because they were sent to slaughter in face of painful weather conditions and limited feed.