Tagged: Drought

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1:39pm

Wed September 12, 2012
Agriculture

Despite The Rain, USDA Predicts Smaller Corn Harvest

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The US Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its forecast for the nation’s drought damaged corn crop, from 123 bushels per acre last month to 122.8 bushels.

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3:01pm

Tue September 11, 2012
Agriculture

Hay Rises in Demand, Prompts Theft from Local Farmers

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The scarcity and sky-high price of hay is causing worry among some Colorado livestock producers.

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2:24pm

Thu September 6, 2012
The Salt

Why We Rarely Feed Animals Food Scraps, Even In A Drought

Originally published on Wed September 19, 2012 2:12 pm

Credit Isaac Brekken / AP

Last month we heard that a farmer in Kentucky was feeding his cattle discarded chocolate because corn was too expensive. Things are getting weird, we thought.

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