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> Based on USDA data for 2021, only 3.9% of all U.S. hay produced and 6.4% of all alfalfa hay entered the export market. [0] [0]: https://hayandforage.com/arti

> Based on USDA data for 2021, only 3.9% of all U.S. hay produced and 6.4% of all alfalfa hay entered the export market. [0] [0]: https://hayandforage.com/article-3825-year-end-hay-exports-set-new-records.html https://hayandforage.com/article-3825-year-end-hay-exports-s...

coryrc 4y ago
Because we grow a lot in the Midwest where water comes from the sky.
- kolanos 4y ago
  Where do you think the Colorado River gets its water from?
  - selectodude 4y ago
    Rocky Mountain snowmelt? It’s not coming from rain in Nebraska, that’s for sure.
    - kolanos 4y ago
      Snow comes from the sky.
  - dghlsakjg 4y ago
    I can say with 100% certainty that none of it comes from midwestern rain.
- supertrope 4y ago
  And the Oglala Aquifier. But at least that water crisis is in the future not right now.