'Never seen it like this': Manitoba cattle ranchers consider culling herds as drought ruins feed
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba cattle farmers are reaching a breaking point after extreme drought and an influx of grasshoppers ruined their crops and pastures. The Strick Farm has been in the family for generations, but it is facing new challenges this year. "Grasshoppers have come through and cleaned out for us. The pastures are just as bad," said Gord Strick, who runs the farm. "Everything has browned off. There's no feed, there's no pasture." Strick's fields are so burnt, even the grasshoppers are starting to starve, not to mention his cattle. It's something he said he has never dealt with ...
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