# 350: Heat Stress Could Be the Next Big Challenge for Cattle Country with Gary Lezack

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Podcast: [CattleUSA Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cattleusa-daily-7200592)
Published: 2026-06-15T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cattleusa/episodes/350-Heat-Stress-Could-Be-the-Next-Big-Challenge-for-Cattle-Country-with-Gary-Lezack-e3kplrq
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## Resource

On today’s episode of the podcast, Lauren is joined by meteorologist Gary Lezak to discuss the weather extremes developing across cattle country as summer rapidly approaches. While some areas are dealing with excessive rainfall and flooded fields, others continue searching for drought relief. Gary breaks down the evolving summer weather pattern, severe storm risks, hay production concerns, heat stress potential, and why a major heat event remains on his radar for early August. The conversation also explores how changing weather patterns could impact cattle producers, crop farmers, and forage production throughout the remainder of the growing season. Links: Weather 20/20 Dashboard Discount⁠ - https://www.weather2020.com/partner/cattle-usa Substack - https://weather2020.substack.com/ The Global Predictor App ⁠- ⁠ https://www.weather2020.com/global-predictor-mobile-app Youtube⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@Weather2020 Follow Gary on X ⁠- https://x.com/glezak CattleUSA Insurance - https://info.cattleusainsurance.com/l/1102253/2025-06-04/288f5m ⁠CattleUSA Website - https://www.cattleusa.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleusamedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleusa.media/ Subscribe to our newsletter - https://www.cattleusa.shop/products/cattleusa-drive-premium-daily-newsletter?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&brid=YWdncwFNXt0EmdzFy5cJJBp84J9g CattleUSA Media - https://www.cattleusamedia.com/ Lauren’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_laurenmoylan/ Lauren’s Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@Showboatmediaco The Next Generation Podcast Website - https://www.thenextgenag.com/ Key Takeaways: Rainfall has been excessive across portions of the Midwest and Corn Belt. Drought conditions remain a concern in parts of the w…

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