– William Secor, Ph.D., UGA Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
It feels like some kind of weather event has been affecting Georgia beef cattle markets every few months this year. It was about this time last year that North Georgia began to deal with drought conditions that caused many to feed hay earlier and longer than normal. Winter brought drought alleviation for the Southeast and the Southern Plains. Then came intermittent dryness and drought over the summer and into early fall for many in Georgia. Lastly, Hurricane Helene devasted a large swath of Southern and Southeastern Georgia.
Forage production is risky (Table 1), and weather is one risk among many in forage production. To manage forage production risks, producers can take several different actions. For example, producers may . . .
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