A Lasting Impressing: Ranching in the Post-Drought Era

In 2011, the High Plains region of the United States was consumed by a drought. In Texas alone, statewide precipitation was the driest on record since 1895. This drought impacted all sectors of the agricultural industry, and the ranching industry was hit especially hard. Access to feed, pasture, and water created very difficult situations for ranchers; most had to reduce herd size or move cattle to pastures in the northern United States, and some ranchers sold their entire herds.
This project, a cooperation between the National Ranching Heritage Center and the Department of Agricultural Communications and Education at Texas Tech University, sought to document the drought, its impact on the ranching industry, and its implications for years to come.

Видео A Lasting Impressing: Ranching in the Post-Drought Era канала Erica Irlbeck