The recent string of winter weather events continues to take a toll on the nation’s livestock and poultry producers.
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward says the state’s poultry industry is feeling the pinch from the prolonged period of bitterly cold temperatures. “A lot of things impact their ability to operate,” he says. “One, of course, is the energy and natural gas side. But two, when you’ve got this much snow and ice, it’s hard for people to get to work. And so they’ve been struggling through several of those aspects.”
He tells Brownfield any lengthy disruptions to the production system can have long-term impacts on the industry.
