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Drying up and driving down
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August 3, 2022
Drying up and driving down

Take a seat with a Gillespie County rancher and one will find there are particular years that linger in the lore of local agriculture. And 2022 is shaping up to be one of those years. Drought and the economy are combining to form a perfect storm scenario that is sinking some local livestock producers. According

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