Drought, high demand make hay hard to find
Source: The Oklahoman - Aug 29, 2011 at 7:48 AM
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A scorching drought in the southern Plains has caused hay prices to soar, benefiting farmers to the north but forcing many ranchers to make a difficult choice between paying high prices or selling their cattle.
Ranchers in much of Texas, Oklahoma and even Kansas are having to pay inflated prices for hay and then shell out even more to have it trucked hundreds of miles from Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska or South Dakota.
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