steel_ag
8th November 2012, 07:58 PM
Source: http://www.economist.com/node/21554222
Drought in the south-west
Prospecting
Recent rain has helped, but better water management is still needed
May 5th 2012 | SAN ANTONIO | from the print edition
TEXANS always welcome the wild flowers, but seldom as much as this spring. Hills and roadsides have exploded with bluebonnets and Indian blankets. Last spring they were hardly to be found. This month the Texas Agrilife Extension Service is holding workshops for people hoping to rebuild their beef business; in January 2011 the number of beef cattle in the state was down 660,000 head from the year before, to 4.4m.
Drought in the south-west
Prospecting
Recent rain has helped, but better water management is still needed
May 5th 2012 | SAN ANTONIO | from the print edition
TEXANS always welcome the wild flowers, but seldom as much as this spring. Hills and roadsides have exploded with bluebonnets and Indian blankets. Last spring they were hardly to be found. This month the Texas Agrilife Extension Service is holding workshops for people hoping to rebuild their beef business; in January 2011 the number of beef cattle in the state was down 660,000 head from the year before, to 4.4m.