About this episode

The episode discusses the shift from export to domestic hay markets and the challenges producers face in adapting to this change.

With the export market cooling off, hay is staying home—but are producers ready for the domestic shift? Jon Paul Driver welcomes back Cosmos Fitzpatrick for a boots-on-the-ground look at the 2026 domestic hay landscape. From the ”Yellowstone effect” in the equine industry to the high-tech hay drying barns of the Northeast, they break down why ”business as usual” won’t cut it in this cycle.

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