North Dakota hay thefts; ranchers culling cattle, cutting drought-damaged crops for forage
8/29/2021 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
North Dakota
Dunn County, ND
Start Date: 8/19/2021
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Almost two-thirds of North Dakota’s spring wheat crop was rated poor or very poor, while about half of the durum wheat, soybean and corn crops were rated as such. The amount of pasture and range rated poor or very poor increased from 79% last week to 87% this week.
The lack of forage continued to lead ranchers to cull cattle and cut drought-damaged crops like corn for hay across the state.
In an indication of how desperate ranchers are, there were two reports of stolen hay southwest of Manning in Dunn County. Hay thefts did not appear to be widespread at this point, according to the North Dakota Stockmen's Association executive vice president.
The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), Aug 19, 2021
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