I know it is hard to do, but they need to be thinking about contingencies 30, 60 or 90 days down the road.

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It might be easier than feeding large quantities of hay. But it also would require them to have some fences still in place.

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Given that fact, the timing, and the rate at which the fires moved, the damage to the plant community might not be as bad as we think it is.

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If we get any rainfall in the next month or so, the recovery may be better than people think it is. The key factor: can we get any timely rainfall?

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This might not be the best time to be selling. But they need to weigh the alternatives of selling now versus the feeding costs. Look at de-stocking partially or fully. The net loss or net gain of selling out now and buying back later may be relatively the same as trying to figure out how to feed those cows for several months.

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