Texas Farms Struggle for Survival in Record Drought

Nancy and Karl Falster are struggling to keep their farm alive in drought-stricken Winnsboro, Texas. In a desperate attempt to feed their prized cows, Karl began making trips last week out of state, to Mississippi, in search of grass for the livestock.
Texas Farms Struggle for Survival in Record Drought
Cattle use a tree for shade as temperatures rose above 100 degrees in a pasture July 28, 2011 near Canadian, Texas. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/tx_dm.jpg" alt="GRAPHIC: A graphic from the U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between federal and regional agencies and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows a blanket of extreme and exceptional drought conditions for the state of Texas. The drought of 2011 is the worst one-year drought on record for the southern state.(U.S. Drought Monitor)" title="GRAPHIC: A graphic from the U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between federal and regional agencies and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows a blanket of extreme and exceptional drought conditions for the state of Texas. The drought of 2011 is the worst one-year drought on record for the southern state.(U.S. Drought Monitor)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1796438"/></a>
GRAPHIC: A graphic from the U.S. Drought Monitor, a partnership between federal and regional agencies and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows a blanket of extreme and exceptional drought conditions for the state of Texas. The drought of 2011 is the worst one-year drought on record for the southern state.(U.S. Drought Monitor)
Amelia Pang
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Amelia Pang is a former reporter for The Epoch Times
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