Drastic reduction in hay production, corn crop devastated in Stearns County, Minnesota
7/27/2021 12:52:19 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Stearns County, MN
Start Date: 7/20/2021
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Pastures were dry in Stearns County, offering little for hungry cattle. Hayfields ought to be knee-high, but were sparse and just ankle-high, and were only about 25% of normal. Scarce hay costs about three times the normal price, but must be purchased since not enough was growing to feed the livestock. A farmer’s 2,500 acres of corn produced nothing to harvest.
KARE-TV NBC 11 (Minneapolis, Minn.), July 20, 2021
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