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I think "developing" land by putting housing tracts and shopping strips, etc. is doing away with more hay fields than any push to produce more corn for ethanol.  A pasture producing hay isn't going to be plowed up to produce corn, but a farmer who's been growing other crops might put in corn instead of cotton or watermelons, etc.

 

Carla Richardson
Colorado
 

On 6/15/07, Hilyard <PFmorabs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As someone pointed out, with the "feel good" but misguided push to make ethanol,  more corn and less hay will be raised, and the price of hay can't help but rise.  Now factor in the "feel good" but misguided anti-slaughter legislation and you have a perfect storm for horse prices to drop to literally nothing.  I'd really hate to be a breeder right now.  Even those that presell their babies before the mare is even bred may find people opting out and giving up the deposit in order to not pay $20. a bale for hay.  Of course, if Icelandics eat proportionally less according to their size, maybe we'll all be tolting instead of trotting. . .