Published August 30, 2011, 12:00 AM


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In this Aug. 25 photo, rancher Don Davis takes feed hay from a barn, near Tarpley, Texas. This year's severe drought in Texas and the southern Plains has crippled hay production, so ranchers and feedlot owners have been scrambling to find food for their cattle, sometimes shipping hay in from several states away.

Read the article: Drought and high demand make hay hard to find