Some Florida horse owners struggling to afford hay
2/14/2023 1:58:29 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Madison County, FL
Greenville, FL
Start Date: 2/13/2023
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Drought and sharply higher prices for fertilizer in the U.S. resulted in a smaller hay harvest in 2022. A not-for-profit horse rescue group in Greenville, Florida noted that with the cost of a 900-pound roll of hay rising from $60 to $70 previously, all the way up to $110 to $120, that they were helping some horse owners with hay.
WTXL (Tallahassee, Fla.), Feb 13, 2023
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