Buglioli with one of her horses. (Courtesy Little Creek Farm)
The prolonged drought is hurting many agricultural areas in Georgia, among others, hay growers for horses and livestock.
Prices for a bale of hay for Georgia horse breeders and boarders have more than doubled this winter.
Kathy Buglioli of Little Creek Farm in Upatoi near Columbus, blames the drought.
She says her business has seen prices for a single 900 pound bale that feeds horses for only three days - jump from $30 to $50, and even $100 dollars:
“…it has affected hay production to the point of reducing not only the number of bales that the hay farmers get per acre during the harvest season, but also how many times there able to get a cutting.”She says other boarders are buying from Florida and Louisiana, where hay is cheaper.
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