After the recent freeze and extreme drought conditions, an Okeechobee ranch with deep ties to Palm Beach County has been forced to adapt in order to keep its cattle operation running.
At Rancher’s Reserve, brown pastures stretch for miles as dry conditions and frost-damaged grass limit natural grazing.
For the first time, the ranch is supplementing feed — turning to citrus pulp from nearby groves, a local byproduct that provides high-energy nutrition for the herd…