Not enough grass for livestock in Maine
9/12/2025 5:03:23 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Maine
Kennebec County, ME
Somerset County, ME
Pittsfield, ME
Start Date: 9/1/2025
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The grass in Kennebec County has not grown in weeks due to the absence of rain. A dairy farmer can typically grow enough to feed the cattle and dairy cows, and there is usually extra hay to store for winter or sell to other farms, but this year, he has had to buy hay. The first week of September he bought two tractor loads of hay from New York for $15,000. He may have to purchase more.
Grass in Somerset County was so short that a farmer put out hay for his livestock in case there was not enough fresh grass. The grass was just a couple of inches high when it ought to be about knee high.
Maine Public (Bangor, Maine), Sep 12, 2025
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