Droughts of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries: Influences on the production of beef and forage in Kentucky, USA
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- 作者：Kortney E. Craftb ; c ; Rezaul Mahmooda ; b ; c ; Stephen A. Kingd ; Stephen.King2@wku.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Gregory Goodricha ; b ; Jun Yanb
- 关键词：Drought ; Agriculture ; Beef ; Hay ; Impact assessment
- 刊名：Science of the Total Environment
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：15 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：577
- 期：Complete
- 页码：122-135
- 全文大小：1361 K
文摘
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Six severe droughts in Kentucky since 1930.
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Changes in hay and beef cattle yield, prices, and revenues during severe drought episodes.
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Hay production during severe drought years declined up to 49%.
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Beef cattle sales declined up to 47% during severe drought years.