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<blockquote data-quote="swiftdood" data-source="post: 1190514" data-attributes="member: 23153"><p>The scuttlebutt from the 5am coffee drinkers (the good 'ol boys) is that the winter here in NE Texas will be longer and a tad wetter than normal. I have the highest respect for these folks...they've been there/done that longer than I have. I don't think I've ever seen so much hay made in Van Zandt county than this year. In saying that.....a large part of the state has been still suffering some form of drought and are not as fortunate. As for the hay going up in advertised price? I haven't seen it yet. But....it could if the winter turns longer than anticipated and budgeted supplies dwindle. In a feed shortage hay becomes worth what folks are willing to pay for it. I remember in '10 folks around here were paying $80 a roll for road ditch hay...the fast food burger wrappers were in the rolls! Go to your local sale barn and see what folks are paying for bred short-mouth cows! Last winter I fed liquid supplement to make my hay stretch out. Best decision I ever made. At 3-4lbDM/hd/day liquid supplement brought our cows through as sassy as I've ever seen them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swiftdood, post: 1190514, member: 23153"] The scuttlebutt from the 5am coffee drinkers (the good 'ol boys) is that the winter here in NE Texas will be longer and a tad wetter than normal. I have the highest respect for these folks...they've been there/done that longer than I have. I don't think I've ever seen so much hay made in Van Zandt county than this year. In saying that.....a large part of the state has been still suffering some form of drought and are not as fortunate. As for the hay going up in advertised price? I haven't seen it yet. But....it could if the winter turns longer than anticipated and budgeted supplies dwindle. In a feed shortage hay becomes worth what folks are willing to pay for it. I remember in '10 folks around here were paying $80 a roll for road ditch hay...the fast food burger wrappers were in the rolls! Go to your local sale barn and see what folks are paying for bred short-mouth cows! Last winter I fed liquid supplement to make my hay stretch out. Best decision I ever made. At 3-4lbDM/hd/day liquid supplement brought our cows through as sassy as I've ever seen them. [/QUOTE]
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