October 17, 2011
Texas ranchers, farmers, seeing record losses in grip of drought, say, ‘These are desperate times’
Agricultural losses attributed to the drought have reached a record $5.2 billion, according to a report prepared by Texas A&M System’s AgriLife Extension Service. Livestock losses alone are $2.06 billion. After factoring in losses for elevators, processing plants and other businesses that serve farmers and ranchers, the total economic impact hits $8.7 billion. Read full Statesman.com article.
October 3, 2011
Current drought could become worst ever, state climatologist says
Texas could be in the midst of a drought the history books have never seen, meaning water planners need to prepare for worse than what they’ve seen, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said Thursday. Read more from Statesman.com.