There is a high demand for hay because of the drought that has forced many ranchers to stretch their limited supply or sell off their livestock.An even worse scenario is what lies ahead. With no rainfall of significance on the horizon, there’s no time to produce much hay across the Lone Star State to neither catch up with the demand nor restock the barns for winter.

“The feed situation is as bad as I’ve seen it in my 50 years of dairy farming,” says Larry Purdon, MDA president and Purdy, Mo. dairy farmer.

Florida reported the highest milk price in the country, at $25.80. Idaho was the lowest, at $19.90.

Milk haulers still have not been able to reach at least four dairy farms in Vermont because of washed out roads and bridges due to Hurricane Irene.

With roads and bridges washed out, milk haulers have had to go to smaller sized trucks that can navigate seasonal roads and even farm and field lanes.

Wisconsin’s farm crops are flourishing, yet agribusinesses are worried about the outlook for ethanol, a corn-based biofuel, and the global economy.