Dairy, cattle industries affected by drought
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Emily Burris on July 18th, 2012 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 2:56 pm
In what has become one of the most widespread droughts in decades, over half the country is now in stages of drought or extremely dry conditions. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Emily Burris reports, Florida’s cattle and dairy industries are at the mercy of the country’s corn crop as a large portion of the nation’s farmers begin to report record losses.
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