Other examples from the USA Todayarticle include:

  • Gary Sollars, a farmer in Monticello, Indiana, got calls from three hay sellers in response to a post on Craigslist. He bought some 2-year-old hay and says, "I took all he had."
  • Alex Danbman, a farmer in Milledgeville, Illinois, sold a semi-truckload of hay to an Indiana farmer and posted a notice on a website saying he has 77 bales available.
  • The Hay Barn in Timpson, Texas, is advertising on websites across the Midwest. "We've had some rain, so everybody here is doing OK," says Donna Thompson, who helps run the company.

Growers are also using Facebook and Twitter to share what they, their crops and their animals are going through, Grist noted in a recent article that features tweets with the hashtag #drought12.  

A drought-related video publicized on Twitter and Facebook compelled people to donate $10,000 in 10 days for a Wisconsin farm couple who run a 35-acre organic operation, according to Grist.  end mark

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—From Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Ag Newswire