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Poor hay quality leads to cattle issues
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Cattle rancher Tommy Blackstock keeps his 160 to 170 head spread among different pastures. Livestock in the distance ruminate on a bale of hay Blackstock just dropped. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Farmer Tommy Blackstock has noticed the cattle on his farm aren’t eating quite like they should. “I can tell it’s not as good as it has been,” he said about the hay he’s been feeding his cattle. “The cows don’t seem to be eating as good.