Hay production: a look at this year’s forecast

  • This year’s coastal hay is stored and ready to be fed. Inventory is in short supply for many producers, as 2023 has offered no reserves. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record
    This year’s coastal hay is stored and ready to be fed. Inventory is in short supply for many producers, as 2023 has offered no reserves. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record
  • Jordan Herbst cuts hay in an earlier season. Lampasas farmers remain optimistic, and many are hoping for a very wet winter to drive moisture and nitrogen deep into the soil. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Jordan Herbst cuts hay in an earlier season. Lampasas farmers remain optimistic, and many are hoping for a very wet winter to drive moisture and nitrogen deep into the soil. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    As Will Rogers once said, “A farmer has to be an optimist, or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.” For this year’s hay forecast, that could not be a more accurate statement. As Lampasas County heads into the cooler months, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that hay producers had a wet spring and are getting a second cutting after the recent rains. The bad news is th...

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