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Archive Home > 2006 > April > 27 > Rural residents feel hay supply shortage

Rural residents feel hay supply shortage

Higher energy, fertilizer costs and growing horse numbers all contribute to shortfall

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
April 27, 2006

More local horse owners and diminishing hay production have combined to create one of the worst hay shortages in Central Oregon in the last decade, according to many in the agriculture industry.

Some feed stores are reporting that current retail supplies will last them a week at most, while some....

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