Texas Ranchers Seeking Alternative Incomes

GAIL, Texas (AP) — Ranchers across Texas have gotten creative with their land after drought conditions decimated cattle numbers in the nation's leading production state. Many ranchers in Texas are opening up their pastures to hunters, while others are selling water to oil companies or desert plants and mistletoe to nurseries. 2011 was the state's driest year on record, causing ranchers to heavily cull their herds.Read more on NewsOK.com

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