Big Island Drought Is Stalling Cattle Industry

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The drought is taking its toll on new possibilities for the Hawaii cattle business on the Big Island. New initiatives to produce more beef for the islands — we send most of our cattle to the mainland rather than process it here — are having trouble taking off because drought is effecting the amount of grazing land that is available.

Read the Associated Press story in the Washington Post.

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