Winter weather slams cattle country with snow, wind and bitter temperatures

Winter weather slams cattle country with snow, wind and bitter temperatures

A significant winter storm is moving across the heart of cattle country Thursday, and an ag meteorologist says it could have severe impacts on calving.

CattleFax Meteorologist Matt Makens tells Brownfield areas of the Great Plains and the Western Corn Belt could see 4 inches to a foot of snow. “Then you factor in the wind and the wind chill on a newborn calf could be 10 to 20 below (zero) in many cases, but the good news is the wind tapers off following the snow.”

He says regions that are known for livestock production are receiving the brunt of the system.

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