Economic Viability of Beef Cattle Grazing Systems under Prolonged Drought

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dc.creatorOsei, Edward
dc.creatorSteiner, Jean
dc.creatorSaleh, Ali
dc.date2017-04-01T14:08:55Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T09:19:33Z
dc.descriptionProlonged drought in the Southern Great Plains of the USA in recent years has raised concerns about vulnerability of beef cattle grazing systems under adverse climate change. To help address the economic viability of beef grazing operations in the Southern Great Plains, this paper provides an economic assessment of beef grazing systems under baseline and prolonged drought situations comparable to the 2011 drought in this region. A coupled economic and environmental modeling system was used to determine the impacts of the prolonged drought scenario on the net incomes of beef grazing systems. The results of the model simulations support the conclusion that prolonged drought of the extent witnessed in recent years would be financially detrimental to beef grazing operations, unless viable mitigation measures are implemented. Beef grazing operations are projected to lose at least a third and in some cases close to half of net incomes when faced with prolonged drought weather patterns.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.205850
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/205850/files/AAEAPaper_BeefCattleGrazing2d.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/205850
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/607858
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/205850
dc.titleEconomic Viability of Beef Cattle Grazing Systems under Prolonged Drought
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