Oklahoma Farmers Forced To Make Hard Choices

US - The impact of Oklahoma's lingering drought is forcing farmers to make tough decisions.
calendar icon 26 December 2006
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Drought conditions dried out grass pasture early in the fall, forcing farmers to begin feeding hay to cattle earlier in the year. The drought also hit hay fields hard, and producers cut nearly half as much as they have in previous years.

This fall, farmer Denny Pankrantz paid nearly $4,000 for hay to keep his cattle fed through winter -- the first time he has had to do that in 24 years of farming.

Source: KOTV
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