Gasoline, Weather Fueling Hay Prices

by: Pat Raia
When her barn operator's hay supply fell short last fall, Kentucky horse owner Linda Jones struggled mightily with high prices and limited availability to keep her two Saddlebreds fed. "I'm stocking up now," Jones said. "I don't know what the market will be like later." Drought conditions in some major hay producing states, along with a demand for corn-based ...