As the record drought continues to suck the life out of the Texas soil, the ranchers that haven't left their business behind are in a fight for survival. "I'm getting sick of the heat!" exclaims Falls County farmer and rancher Billy Maresh. It's the phrase that's quickly replacing "howdy" as the official Texas greeting. As plants wither and cattle herds dwindle, the hardest stretch may yet be ahead. With feed for cattle already in record demand, a dismal outlook for oats and wheat -- the winter grazing crops -- means no relief in sight. News Channel 25 met with Morris in a dusty pasture just outside the town of Rosebud, where a legion of watchful grasshoppers stand guard over acres of parched earth, waiting to devour any green that dares to defy the sun's angry rays. "The temperature on the ground is probably 150 degrees," says Maresh. "You can probably cook an egg on it, you can imagine grass can't grow."...more
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