LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A local rancher is still feeling the effects from all the extreme temperatures and very little rain we got this summer on the South Plains.
In 2022, ranchers had to liquidate their herds because of the drought. Then, prices became favorable to rebuild those herds, but it hasn’t been as easy as they hoped.
Wesley Welch who manages Spade Ranches said the hot and dry weather can affect the reproductive system of a cow, making it hard to get the herd size back.
“Typically we’ll have 10% of the cows that aren’t pregnant; today it was more like 40%,” Welch said...more
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