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Wyoming cattle producers worried about droughtCASPER, Wyo. (AP)--Wyoming cattle producers are worried about water. Cattle producers met June 8 in Casper for the start of the annual Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show. "We are all facing the seriousness of the drought in Wyoming," said Lois Herbst, president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association, which hosted the three-day event. "The long-term drought is lowering the water table," said Philip Ellis, a cattle producer from Chugwater. Jim Berger, a cattle producer from Saratoga, said he's interested in water issues, especially the recent Platte River environmental impact statement. Berger has about 1,200 cattle on his ranch and said he has to be careful how much water he takes from the North Platte River. The impact statement sets limits on water users in Wyoming to make sure there's enough left in the river for users downstream in Nebraska. Jim Rogers, chairman of the Wyoming Beef Council, said demand for beef remains strong. "In 2005, U.S. consumers paid $71 billion for beef," Rogers said. "Since 1998, beef demand has increased by 25 percent." Rogers said the growing popularity of chicken is one of the biggest threats to the beef industry. "Recent research has shown that children perceive chicken as more healthy than beef," Rogers said, showing a picture of a rooster with a bulls-eye on it. "If we work together, we can battle this bird." Date: 6/21/06
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