Demand dwindles hay supplies as dry weather persists

  • A BUMPER hay crop is starting to dwindle as supplies are being used in the wake of dry weather. Photo courtesy of Sam Craft/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    A BUMPER hay crop is starting to dwindle as supplies are being used in the wake of dry weather. Photo courtesy of Sam Craft/ Texas A&M AgriLife

    Dry conditions prevail across Texas, and rainfall outlooks are raising concerns about hay supplies and grazing in the near term and production potential this coming season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

    Vanessa Corriher Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist and professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Overton, said livestock producers continue t…