https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/wildfire-cattle-ranchers-american-great-plains

Ok, I know I’m a ray of freaking sunshine with my constant good news, but this ties into what I was saying the other day about being prepared.

Herds have been decimated each year for the last 5 years. Literally, herd sizes are down almost 50%, that’s why #beef is so expensive. Cattle are hard to raise commercially. You really depend on Nature. And when she kicks you in the teeth with a mini dust bowl, you have to downsize, because there’s not enough feed to go around.

Losing this much grassland is going to behave a major, major impact on prices. Futures market=scary.

Start preparing to change your diet to incorporate more vegetable protein, especially protein you can grow; high protein include peanuts, chickpeas, red beans. Rice may be difficult to find, especially if we piss off everyone in Asia. potatoes are a nutritional staple and easy to grow even in bad soil.

#VictoryGardens for the win.

#climateChange