The extreme heat and persistent drought seen in much of Texas is taking its toll on wildlife, with deer, birds and other animals abandoning or unable to feed their young.(visit the link for the full news article)
Pregnant does are having problems carrying fawns to term, and most of them born prematurely aren't surviving, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service.
"With the drought, there is no feed for the mother deer. And if they can't feed, they can't produce milk. They can't feed their babies, so they are leaving them,"
Climatologists call drought a “creeping disaster” because its effects are not felt at once. Others compare drought to a python, which slowly and inexorably squeezes its prey to death.
The great aridification of 2011 began last fall; now temperatures in many states have spiked to more than 100 degrees for days at a stretch. A high pressure system has stalled over the middle of the country, blocking cool air from the north. Texas and New Mexico are drier than in any year on record.
Among the states, Texas is ranked #1 for total livestock and livestock product receipts. It's ranked #2 for total agricultural receipts, behind California.
In terms of revenue generated, Texas's top five agricultural products are beef cattle and calves, cotton, broilers (young chickens), greenhouse and nursery products, and diary products.
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The New Mexico chile industry contributes about 400 million annually to the New Mexico economy; 66 percent of that industry is based in southern New Mexico and creates about 4,500 jobs annually. The New Mexico onion industry is a major supplier in the entire United States for onions that are consumed in the summer months.
New Mexico is the largest producing state of pecans, and Doña Ana County is the top producer of chile peppers and pecans in the entire United States. New Mexico is also the seventh-largest producing state in the nation for dairy products. Other major agriculture industries in Doña Ana County include pima cotton, corn, chile and hay.
Doña Ana County is among the leading state producers of cabbage, lettuce and watermelons, and leads the state in the production of onion and pima cotton.
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have heard about the water thing also and yes thos things no sound no jueno Florida produces 70% of the annual US production of citrus. About 95% of commercial orange
production in the state is destined for processing, mostly as orange juice.
• Greenhouse and nursery products are Florida’s top leading crops financially yielding $1.93 billion
in 2008. Florida ranks 2nd nationally for these products.
• Florida ranks 2nd in US production of fresh vegetables and provides 80% of the fresh vegetables
consumed in the US during January, February, and March each year.
• Florida ranks 4th in the southeast and 11th nationally in the production of beef calves.
• Florida is consistently ranked in the top 12 states in fresh seafood production.
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Originally posted by Rustami
reply to post by LittleBirdSaid
"BROKEN" -where's CREATORS SUPPLY INC. anyway?
Florida produces 70% of the annual US production of citrus. About 95% of commercial orange
production in the state is destined for processing, mostly as orange juice.
• Greenhouse and nursery products are Florida’s top leading crops financially yielding $1.93 billion
in 2008. Florida ranks 2nd nationally for these products.
• Florida ranks 2nd in US production of fresh vegetables and provides 80% of the fresh vegetables
consumed in the US during January, February, and March each year.
• Florida ranks 4th in the southeast and 11th nationally in the production of beef calves.
• Florida is consistently ranked in the top 12 states in fresh seafood production.
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