Information gathered from testing hay helps producers plan their supplementation strategy for the cattle cycle.(Courtesy photo.)
Hay is one of a number of items needed by producer-victims of recent wildfires. (Photo: Todd Johnson)
Hay bales of all kinds and sizes were collected and stacked in four Animal Supply Points operated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in response to the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek fires. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)
A bumper hay crop is starting to dwindle as supplies are being used in the wake of dry weather. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife)

High demand dwindles hay supplies as dry weather persists

Hay Bales (Photo: Laura McKenzie, Texas A&M AgriLife.)
Producers can reduce hay loss with proper storage, says University of Missouri Extension specialist Charles Ellis. (Photo courtesy of Kyle Spradley, MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.)