[OliverSmith]

In one of the videos the guy mentioned that back in the 90's there was a reason that A LOT of hay needed to be sent to Montana or some other state in the northern midwest. He used that as an argument for why they could get enough hay. Does anyone know anything about that? I have been unsuccessful in my search on google.

[fauxfauxpas]

I think it could be related to drought conditions (or, perhaps flooding) where the hay harvest failed. Google "hay drought midwest south" etc and you will see that hay has gone both ways a few times over the past decades. A list for farmers/others to share info about supply / demand is at http://www.haylist.umn.edu/