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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1098"><p>Still no rain to speak of here. Crops are 4 inches tall and heading out. Most won't even be worth baling as feed. I never seeded my oats as there wasn't enough moisture to carry them past grass stage. <p><br>Hay from irrigation is getting pricy over $100 a ton already. Closest cheap hay is 400 miles away, but fuel prices make it $85 a ton laid in. Price is climbing on that too as dry areas of the States are being subsidized for trucking and with the stronger dollar, makes us unable to compete for hay in many areas.<p>Some herds are being listed for sale, but with purebreds that isn't a good option, it would take too long to rebuild. <p>100 miles from here they have good rain and are doing well, 300 miles from here they are drowning in it.<p>Jason Trowbridge<br>Southern Angus Farms<br>Alberta Canada<br></p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:trow@bigfoot.com">trow@bigfoot.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1098"] Still no rain to speak of here. Crops are 4 inches tall and heading out. Most won't even be worth baling as feed. I never seeded my oats as there wasn't enough moisture to carry them past grass stage. <p><br>Hay from irrigation is getting pricy over $100 a ton already. Closest cheap hay is 400 miles away, but fuel prices make it $85 a ton laid in. Price is climbing on that too as dry areas of the States are being subsidized for trucking and with the stronger dollar, makes us unable to compete for hay in many areas.<p>Some herds are being listed for sale, but with purebreds that isn't a good option, it would take too long to rebuild. <p>100 miles from here they have good rain and are doing well, 300 miles from here they are drowning in it.<p>Jason Trowbridge<br>Southern Angus Farms<br>Alberta Canada<br> <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=trow@bigfoot.com]trow@bigfoot.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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