Drought reduces hay production, raises fire danger in Meade County, South Dakota
8/25/2016 5:37:33 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
AFFECTED AREAS:
Meade County, SD
Start Date: 1/1/2016
- End Date: 8/23/2016
The drought made haying nearly impossible. We got 45 bales off of what should yield 400+ bales. We therefore have to buy hay and we had to supplement cattle in all pastures and rotate earlier than usual. Fire danger is extremely high so every storm that blows through you have to quit doing what you are working on and go to the highest hill and monitor lightning strikes so you can get to the fire before it wipes you out.
From an agricultural producer in Meade County, South Dakota, on August 23, 2016
Sources
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Fordyce, Gnene
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Drought reduces hay production, raises fire danger in Meade County, South Dakota.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
