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you want to weigh in on that, clay? we produce the most wholesome, nutritious product we can. we see the effect on the grocery stores and the amount of supply that s just doing the best we can to produce the most wholesome product. we want to put up some of these photos that you have sent us of your farm from this week that showed just how dry the conditions have gotten their. you have been forming for decades. how have you seen the conditions change? is this becoming more common? yeah, the past few years, we have seen the onset of drought. these pastures you see in the background can be lush and green. you can see the levels of these pawns, are just low. you see the calves are still with the cows. now we re going to have to pull these calves off about two months earlier. we haven t been able to plant winter wheat. you see the cracks in the ground. we have more pray for rain. we ask the nation to continue to pray for rain in local houma, texas, the central u.s.. these pastures, ....
Ranchers were here dropping off their cattle for the auction that happened earlier today, one rancher was in tears we asked to talk to him. he said he couldn t bring himself to talk about what this moment was like for him as he was selling off much of his herd. it s so awful, ed. it s a great report. let s talk about it pitch also want to introduce you to clay bertram. he owns a cattle business in payne county, oklahoma and he s in reno, nevada for a national cattleman s business meeting. ed, thank you for your report. clay, welcome to the program. i really appreciate you joining us. we just saw ed s really in-depth report on the pressure texas ranchers are under. and you ask oklahomans to pray for rain. how tough are the choices you re being forced to make this summer? thank you, don. it s very tough considering the lack of rainfall that we have, the shortness of grass, the cost of feed, the cost of hay to ....
He s with the national cattleman business meeting. welcome to the program. i appreciate you joining us. we just saw ed s in-depth report on the pressure texas ranchers are under, and you ask oklahomans to pray for rain. how tough are the choices that you are being forced to make the summer? thank you, don. it is very tough, considering the lack of rainfall that we have, the shortness of grass, the costs to feed, the cost of hay to provide for animals, and some really tough decisions that we have to make on the farms and ranches today, as being the best stewards of the land, cattle producers, it is very tough. obviously, ed, cattle ranchers are struggling right now. what does it mean for consumers at the grocery store? of course, it will affect the price of things. ....
Supposed to be cut for hey we can t afford the fuel to go cut those hay pastures. because they may sparked a wildfire as you see in northwest oklahoma. yeah, listen, you can pray for rain, but there s a lot that needs to be done. of course we hope that would work. but they ve got to go do something about climate change. we all have to do something about climate change. clay, i appreciate you joining us. best of luck to you. please come back anytime, we appreciate you being so candid. of course great reporting again. thank you so much. we ll be right back everyone. thank you. and if you re taking a multivitamin alone, you may be missing a critical piece. preservision. preservision areds 2 contatais the only clinically proven nutrient formula recommended by the natitional eye institute to help reduce the risk of moderate to advanced amd progression. preservision is backed by 20 years of clinical studies and its from the eye experts at bausch and lomb so, ask your doctor about add ....
Conditions have gotten there. you have been farming for decades. how have you seen the conditions change? is becoming more common? yeah, the past few years, we have seen the onset of drop. these pastures you see in the background should be lush and green. you see the levels upon our low. you see the calves are some of the cows right now. we are going to have to pull these calves off about two months earlier. we have not been able to plant winter wheat. you see the cracks in the ground that we have. we are praying for rain. we just ask the nation to continue to pray for rain for oklahoma and texas and central u.s.. these pastures that you see here are supposed to be cover in hay. we cannot afford the fuel to cut those hay pastures because they might spark a wildfire, as you see in northwest oklahoma in the past few days. listen, you can pray for rain but there is a lot that needs to be done. of course, we hope that would work, but they have to do something about this climate change, ....