Despite a ‘miracle rain’ in June, Bryce Rashleigh was only able to grow about 5,000 big round bales of hay this year, down from 8,000 in a typical year
That means he will only be able to serve his regular customers and won’t have any surplus to sell to others who are running short.
Both hay and grain are valuable commodities as drought conditions drive up demand and prices across the country. Lorraine Buchanan, who runs Parry Bay Sheep Farm in Metchosin with her husband, John, said downsizing their herd of 280 ewes is a possibility. She said hay prices have shot up to between $20 and $30 for a small 55-pound bale. They’ve been feeding their herds bales of hay costing them as much as $400 a day, something they don’t normally do until the ewes are off pastures in September or October.Article content
Rashleigh said he’s only increased his prices based on his input costs, and he’s only selling hay to the customers he’s had for years. “I could get more [for it],” he said. “But you have to support the farmers around you. If they don’t survive, none of us do.” The federal government gave the province the green light to provide advance payments to farmers with cash-flow issues under the AgriStability program.
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