Hay Program Hurt
FARMERS SEARCH ELSEWHERE FOR CROPS TO FEED LIVESTOCK
Posted: September 2, 2012 at 5:01 a.m.
Brent Rutherford drives a tractor and cart-wheel hay rake Thursday on Fayetteville’s hay field. Hot, dry conditions have affected the quality and amount of hay grown on more than 500 acres near the Noland Wastewater Treatment Facility. Some who have relied on hay from the city are searching for other options to feed their livestock during winter months ahead.
Like many Northwest Arkansas farmers, workers at a city-owned hay field have struggled to produce a steady crop of hay this year.
By The Numbers
City Hay
The city hay field has produced the following amounts of hay during the past nine years.
• 2003: 2,143 tons
• 2004: 2,228 tons
• 2005: 2,901 tons
• 2006: 2,218 tons
• 2007: 2,971 tons
• 2008: 1,835 tons
• 2009: 2,123 tons
• 2010: 2,380 tons
• 2011: 1,861 tons
Source: CH2M Hill
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