A Systems Thinking Approach to Ranching: Finding Leverage to Mitigate Drought

Ryan D. Rhoades, Kimberly C. McCuistion, Clay P. Mathis

Abstract


The future of agriculture is becoming less predict- able as the speed of change has accelerated dra- matically.1 Increasing volatility in the commodity and cattle markets and extreme variance in climat- ic conditions have become the new normal. Recently, drought has left a large number of beef producers exposed to a great deal of production and  nancial risk.

DOI: 10.2458/azu_rangelands_v36i6_rhoades


Full Text:

PDF