Important Information for Livestock Producers and Equine Owners on Availability of Hay The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has launched several initiatives to assist livestock producers and equine owners in locating and transporting hay to their farms to cope with the ongoing drought.
The NCDA&CS has established the Hay Alert Web site and a toll-free hotline to assist individuals in their search for hay. A database is available online and those without internet access may call the hotline for assistance. A program also has been established to help offset a portion of the transportation cost. In addition, the State of North Carolina has created an Emergency Hay Program through which the NCDA&CS is buying hay and transporting it to stockpiles around the state where livestock and equine owners can purchase the hay—at cost—in an emergency. Resources Hay Alert Hotline: 1-866-506-6222 Hay Alert Web Site: www.ncagr.com/hayalert / www.ncagr.com/hayalert/emergencyhay.htm Ag Drought Resource Information Page: www.ncagr.com/drought NC Cooperative Extension Drought Management Information: www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/drought Posted Jan. 23, 2008 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William Farley IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: http://kickapps.com/icehorses "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
