WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas cattleman Ken Grecian sold 20 pairs of cows and calves a few weeks after drought had sucked his pastures dry and no rain was in the forecast. He sold 20 more pairs in late July.
Plains ranchers sell cattle as U.S. drought spreads
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 | 8:59 p.m. CDT
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