{"id":1294875,"date":"2024-02-03T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1294875"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:00:22","slug":"texas-agriculture-faces-hay-shortage-high-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1294875","title":{"rendered":"Texas faces hay shortage, high prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/02\/TAMagrilife-175x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1294881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/02\/TAMagrilife-175x175.png 175w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/02\/TAMagrilife.png 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Texas A&#038;M AgriLife released a crop and weather report on Wednesday that Texas hay supply is near a 50-year low, and prices near record highs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just no hay,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Peter Sorensen, Midway Package &#038; Feed Frankston employee. According to our news partner KETK and the Texas A&#038;M AgriLife Extension Service, hay supply remains low and prices rise as Texas cattle ranchers try to feed their herds through winter. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Outside of fertilizer costs, then the actual cost of producing hay so it just depends on, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a lot different things that have accumulated over time that have influenced our shortages as well as our prices,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas A&#038;M AgriLife Extension, Professor &#038; Forage Extension Specialist. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A lot of the farmers and ranchers around here are having to go out of state to get it. Prices are way up and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a vicious cycle what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening through the country though with the economy, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s affecting the small guys, the farmers, the ranchers,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Sorensen. Sorensen is optimistic about the upcoming East Texas weather for crops. <!--more--> Texas AgriLife explained how East Texas droughts have left an impact. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s great to have that moisture now but, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to need some moisture during the summer when we actually have the growing season,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Corriher-Olson. Historically the season runs about five to six months long. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s May, typically until November,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Corriher-Olson. This time of the year, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about preparing the ground for when the season begins. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Collecting soil samples, and analyzing their soil nutrients status, because they might need to apply some nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Corriher-Olson. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Texas A&#038;M AgriLife released a crop and weather report on Wednesday that Texas hay supply is near a 50-year low, and prices near record highs. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just no hay,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Peter Sorensen, Midway Package &#038; Feed Frankston employee. 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