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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

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We had 200-plus acres of stockpile from the previous year to graze throughout the green up process. Is the farm/ranch stocking rate set at the correct level to allow forage to be stockpiled without over grazing other areas of the farm/ranch? The acreage lasted 65 cows for almost two months of grazing in the spring.

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USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

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These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022. In April 2022, FSA staff processed more than 100,000 payments through ELRP Phase One and paid eligible ranchers more than $600 million for 2021 grazing losses. The post USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75