28/08/2025
A worrying trend in the agriculture and equine industry is the ever increasing cost of feed and bedding, as crop yields are reduced and the availability of land is reduced 🌾🚜
Make sure you are getting stocked up for winter now on forage and bedding, whilst farmers begin to designate their bales to clients for the coming seasons 🐎
The Rising Cost of Winter Forage: A Challenge for Horse Owners 🐴🌾
As this winter approaches, it is more important than ever to plan ahead for your forage requirements. This year, the challenge is even sharper.
👉 Poor summer grass yields have meant less hay and haylage being made due to unseasonably dry weather and late spring growth.
👉 Mowing land is shrinking across the UK, as more and more acres are taken out of agricultural production.
👉 Availability is tightening, which is already pushing prices up.
For our horses, forage isn’t optional - it’s the foundation of good horse welfare. But with supply under pressure and demand rising, the knock-on impact is significant: higher costs for owners, increased strain on livery yards, and tough decisions for those managing larger yards or multiple horses.
This isn’t just a seasonal fluctuation - it is a worrying trend.
Support for maintaining agricultural land use whilst recognising the needs of the equine sector is more important than ever. Please support our farmers!
