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>> if the drought continues into next year, we will probably keep selling cattle, but it would be extremely difficult to continue. >> worst case scenario is they don't get rain and all the cattle ranchers around here are going to be kind of stuck. stuck with -- stuck with expenses and no cattle. >> hey, hey. come on, up there. hey, hey. good deal. thank you. >> you see all the cows coming over talking to the truck now? look at all these poor mommas looking for their kids. i don't have them. i'm sorry. there they go. >> we'll see you down there in a little bit. >> sounds good. >> see you, warre...

Rain -- >> and lightning. >> -- and lightning out of it, yeah. >> like something out of a horror movie. >> yeah. this is something that hasn't happened, that i've seen, in my lifetime. >> how much ground did it cover in total? >> they've said about 100,000 acres. >> how many acres did you end up losing in the fire? >> about 6,000 acres. >> how much of that is your total, of the total end you would use? >> about half. >> right. >> we had a lot of grass left in here. it looked like we was going to get by for a while yet. >> when you see this land, you know, looking like this, it seems to me like...

Because of this low water. >> we're concerned about just one particular shallow area. >> yes, definitely miss that. >> the grounding problems primarily rock formations like spikes in the bottom of the river. >> that could sink a barge. the channel is so narrow, you sink a barge, you just shut the river down. ten feet of water. >> wow. >> the propellers under this boat are nine feet tall. >> right. so those are almost scraping bottom? >> exactly. >> wow. simply not enough water for it to clear. >> but it's not only people living in the heart of the drought region being affected by it. in fact, ...

Jobs. you know, i've got people here that have been with me for over 25 years. i've never had a layoff. >> ed, move up closer to the bridge. >> that's extremely scary. i absolutely dread if this river shuts down and i have to tell some folks i've got to lay them off. that's going to be one of my worst days. >> oh, my god, the whole side of the hill's gone right now. >> drought's don't just mean lack of rain -- >> warm up here. >> -- they also mean fire. ♪ >> last year saw one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, with more than 9 million acres burning across the country. >> keep him going...

>> i'd take some of that corn salad down there. >> you said you were up this morning at 4:00 worrying about things. >> well, i -- i guess, until we get that good soaking rain, we're all going to think the same thing. maybe instead of being dry one year, maybe we'll be dry two years. >> it just means everything to us as far as, you know, whether we're going to be in business next year. >> we wouldn't have many cows left this time next year. >> so, does this make you want to be a rancher? >> sometimes we kid around and say maybe we should just sell out and try doing something else. we've even jo...