Courtesy of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. According to the USDA, roughly 70 percent of cattle producing regions are suffering from drought conditions. More than half (50.3 percent) of all counties in the United States have been designated disaster areas by USDA in 2012, mainly due to drought.
To respond to immediate needs of farmers and ranchers struggling with the impact of one of the worst droughts in decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal agencies are using existing authorities wherever possible to address the hardships arising from the lack of water, feed and forage. For more info on USDA assistance programs check out BeefUSA.org by clicking HERE.