Farming Today This Week
A shortage of hay and straw means animal owners are having to look for cheaper alternatives for feed and bedding. Charlotte Smith goes haymaking to ask why supplies are down.
The Hay and Straw Merchants' Association says animal owners could face a shortage of hay as many fields are yielding only 30% of what's expected. The dry spring has also meant that in addition to cereal yields being down so will the amount straw which is baled after harvesting.
Charlotte Smith goes haymaking in Shropshire to find out the difference between hay, haylage and silage, how much they'll cost those wanting feed and bedding and the cheaper alternatives that are being suggested to make supplies go further.
Presented by Charlotte Smith. Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.
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- Sat 25 Jun 201106:30BBC Radio 4
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