By Josh Maples, Mississippi State University
Drought conditions have expanded rapidly across the Gulf Coast region over the past two months. Pasture and hay conditions deteriorated significantly in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and have forced many producers to move or sell cattle or find alternative feedstuffs. The maps below show drought conditions last week compared to drought conditions on July 4.
The latest U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook was released last week and projects persisting drought in most of these areas. The drought outlook for the next 3 months is for…
