Hay production halved in the ArkLaTex region
10/13/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Clark County, AR
Columbia County, AR
Hempstead County, AR
Howard County, AR
Little River County, AR
Miller County, AR
Nevada County, AR
Ouachita County, AR
Polk County, AR
Sevier County, AR
Union County, AR
Bienville Parish, LA
Bossier Parish, LA
Caddo Parish, LA
Claiborne Parish, LA
De Soto Parish, LA
Jackson Parish, LA
Lincoln Parish, LA
Natchitoches Parish, LA
Red River Parish, LA
Sabine Parish, LA
Webster Parish, LA
Winn Parish, LA
Angelina County, TX
Bowie County, TX
Camp County, TX
Cass County, TX
Cherokee County, TX
Fannin County, TX
Franklin County, TX
Gregg County, TX
Harrison County, TX
Henderson County, TX
Hopkins County, TX
Houston County, TX
Lamar County, TX
Morris County, TX
Nacogdoches County, TX
Panola County, TX
Red River County, TX
Rusk County, TX
Smith County, TX
Titus County, TX
Upshur County, TX
Start Date: 6/1/2022
- End Date: 10/13/2022
Hay production in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region this summer was halved by heat and drought, and the hay-growing season ends in November. Some ranchers are selling cattle or buying feed.
The region has not received rain since Sept. 10.
KTBS (Shreveport, La.), Oct 13, 2022
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