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Dairy, cattle industries affected by drought

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.

http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/07/Drought-and-Crops-WRAP.mp3|titles=Drought and Crops WRAP

Emily is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.