High Quality Hay in Very Short Supply Due to Storms, Untimely Rain | Rural Radio
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This growing season has brought forth a series of unrelenting conditions that have made it very difficult to produce high-quality hay in Southwest Nebraska.
Steve Rice of SR Farms Alfalfa Co. and Husker Hay Haulers near Wilsonville said his operation has received two back-to-back severe hail storms and untimely rains.
“We lost about 350 acres for the second time,” he said.
Rice estimates his operation is about a cutting and a half behind normal pace. He shares his outlook of the hay supply for the remainder of the season.
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