Beef cattle herd numbers decreasing across Texas

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A mother cow greets her calf after it has been worked. Even though cattle populations have been stymied by drought and other factors, recovery is possible for those willing to persevere. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record
A mother cow greets her calf after it has been worked. Even though cattle populations have been stymied by drought and other factors, recovery is possible for those willing to persevere. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record

According to David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, U.S. beef cattle numbers are the lowest they have been since 1951.

Adam Russell, communication specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife, reported recently that Texas’ collective beef cattle herd numbers 4.1 million head. The most significant decline from 5.14 million to 3.9 million happened fr…