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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

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? Grazing stockpile and not feeding hay is highly dependent on adjusting the farm/ranch stocking rate. Hay is a traditional way of feeding livestock at the cost of net profit.

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

ProAg

These much-needed payments are helping farming and ranching operations recover following natural disasters in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will begin issuing more than $1.75 billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers.