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DairyTalk 675: Buy Feed or Sell Cattle? How Drought Is Reshaping Herd Planning - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on a technical article examining the extreme 2026 drought and its consequences for livestock farming across the Alpine region and other parts of Europe. Drying water sources, damaged grassland, and severe forage maize losses are forcing dairy and beef farms into a difficult economic choice: purchase increasingly expensive feed or reduce cattle numbers. Reports from Switzerland, Austria, and southern Germany illustrate why occasional rainfall offers limited relief once soils are deeply depleted and winter forage reserves are already under pressure. The drought…
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