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Cattle auction surge expected as ranchers battle feed shortage in central BC

PRINCE GEORGE – This year’s extreme weather has led to sleepless nights for many cattle ranchers in central BC. Many ranchers are affected by a feed shortage for their animals. A shortage that they say could force some ranchers out of business.

The grass in the hay fields surrounding Vanderhoof is usually knee-high during summer. And that’s when ranchers know it is time to cut and bail the hay for animal feed. This season fields in the Vanderhoof area are not producing, which is a serious concern.

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