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Dairy Demand For Wheatlage Increasing Amid Drought Conditions
Compensation to farmers a growing concern
An increasing demand for wheatlage contracts by dairies for ensilage is causing a dilemma for High Plains producers.
Drought conditions in the southwest Panhandle are creating a potential forage deficit in the region, and this is driving up the demand and price for forage silage, said Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomist, Amarillo.
This could mean fewer producers will be taking their wheat crop to grain harvest, opting instead to cash in on diverse forage options for livestock producers, including wheatlage.