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Readers Report Trends in This Year’s Hay Market

More than 1,900 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Have you purchased hay for the coming winter?”


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Armyworms Attack Texas Hayfields, Oats

Texas farmers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers.

“There are probably more armyworms this year than in previous years,” Allen Knutson, an entomologist with

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Drought: Kentucky Hay Supply Up but Not Back to Normal

Even though the majority of the state is in the midst of a drought, hay supplies in Kentucky are up from last year. However, some livestock producers will still need to find an additional hay source to get through the winter, said Tom Keene, hay

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Ethanol from Corn–Where’s the Horse Feed?

Increased production of ethanol and other demands placed on traditional crops will force horse owners to look at feeding in a whole new light.

We often tend to view the equine industry as a separate entity–one that stands

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Making Hay

Learn what goes into growing and harvesting quality hay so you can recognize and select it for your horses.

The difference between good hay and poor hay is often in the harvesting. Poor timing of harvest processes or bad

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Hazards Could be Hidden in Hay

Just 24 hours after Betsy Bueno of Santa Rosa, Calif., began feeding her horses a new batch of hay, one colicked and began to show neurologic signs. Within days, two of her 12 horses required euthanasia and seven were showing similar clinical

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Michigan State Expo to Give Horse Hay Buying Guidance

Like nearly everything else, the cost of horse hay is increasing. Buyers who want to purchase a quality product and sellers who want to provide a marketable commodity can attend an educational seminar during Michigan State University’s Ag Expo,

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Gasoline, Weather Fueling Hay Prices

When her barn operator’s hay supply fell short last fall, Kentucky horse owner Linda Jones struggled mightily with high prices and limited availability to keep her two Saddlebreds fed.

“I’m stocking up now,” Jones said. “I don’t

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North Dakota Database Connects Horse Owners, Hay Sellers

Drought conditions in parts of western North Dakota have some livestock producers in need of additional forage. Farmers and ranchers who have forage for sale can list it on a North Dakota State University (NDSU) database designed to help feed

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Fiber in Hay: What’s the Magic Number?

Horses evolved to eat a lot of fiber, spending up to 17 hours a day grazing various forage plants. But not all fiber is created equal, especially when it comes to hay.

Hay carries a few challenges compared to living forages. One, compared t

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