Some of the key safety nets that benefit crop farmers dealing with this year’s scorching drought won’t help livestock producers who have been saddled with high feed costs and growing uncertainty, according to ISU Department of Economics Chad Hart and Lee Schulz. Crop insurance doesn’t help cattle or swine producers while high corn prices make it more expensive for farmers to feed their herds. The resulting higher feed prices have pushed producers to cull more dairy cows than in previous years. Read the full ISU News Service article by Fred Love at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/08/08/livestockdrought

View additional newsclips of Hart commenting on the drought's impact at the following:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/TVEyesMediaCenter/UserContent/119761/1138748.1437/RFD_08-04-2012_04.07.01.mp4

http://s3.amazonaws.com/TVEyesMediaCenter/UserContent/119761/1138773.4073/KCCI_08-06-2012_17.04.55.mp4