Livestock being sold in northern Minnesota
9/2/2021 12:08:23 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Aitkin County, MN
Becker County, MN
Beltrami County, MN
Carlton County, MN
Cass County, MN
Clay County, MN
Clearwater County, MN
Bagley, MN
Cook County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Douglas County, MN
Grant County, MN
Hubbard County, MN
Itasca County, MN
Kanabec County, MN
Kittson County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Lake County, MN
Lake of the Woods County, MN
Mahnomen County, MN
Marshall County, MN
Mille Lacs County, MN
Morrison County, MN
Norman County, MN
Otter Tail County, MN
Pennington County, MN
Pine County, MN
Polk County, MN
Red Lake County, MN
Roseau County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN
Cook, MN
Embarrass, MN
Todd County, MN
Traverse County, MN
Wadena County, MN
Wilkin County, MN
Start Date: 8/25/2021
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Many livestock producers in northern Minnesota were reluctantly opting to sell animals, due to dry pastures, meager hay crops and the climbing costs of other feeds. Auctions were busier than usual, moving the cattle while prices remained good. Pastures yielded only a small amount of the usual forage this year, and the hay crop was about one-third of normal, so hay for sale is hard to find. Transportation costs can also make the hay very expensive.
The Timberjay (Tower, Minn.), Aug 25, 2021
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