Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Columbus, North Carolina

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Columbus, North Carolina
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Evidence strength75/ 100 · EXACT

Local mapped footprint62.9 acres within 25 miEXACT

Alfalfa

Production depth53.2 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence65 / 100MODERATE

Price benchmark— NO DEFENSIBLE BENCHMARK

Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.

Supplier depth0 active suppliers within 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS

Verified demand0 requests / 90 days / 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS

Sourcing difficulty53.2 / 100MODERATE

Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.

Annual precipitation normal64.3 in1991–2020 NORMAL

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA crop mapping directly identifies alfalfa around Columbus. The latest 2025 raster shows 63 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 34th percentile among 776 analyzed North Carolina localities and the 26th percentile nationally. Polk County reports 182 acres of reported alfalfa acreage in 2022, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Asheville, North Carolina, 29 miles away with 305 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 as of 2026-09-01, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED

Local supplyMODERATE

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureLOW

MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped alfalfa footprint ranks at the 34th percentile among analyzed North Carolina localities.

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usda-cdl-2025-30m

Satellite crop map

Local alfalfa footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

EXACT

5 mi

0 ac

10 mi

2 ac

25 mi

63 ac

50 mi

423 ac

100 mi

2,371 ac

150 mi

6,166 ac

250 mi

49,029 ac

Within 25 miles63mapped acres · 0.005% of radius · 2025

34th percentile among 776 analyzed North Carolina localities · 26th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Columbus · radius

Counts preserve native CDL pixels in 32×32 blocks; a block is included in a radial total when its projected center falls inside the requested radius. Acreage uses the raster's projected pixel area.

Source: usda-cdl-2025-30m
Snapshot: usda-cdl-2025-30m:3621cf215579b174
Source record: 283
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 283 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:2271c8d3803c21081fc4271e0515
Official record: Open source ↗

Footprint history

65 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

20082025

Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

53.2production depth

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

182 acres

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 182 acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:698df30e9a9d6500cdfebf1279e3
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

3 farms

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 3 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:0c295698bdfc59bd31e824e82eb5
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated AcresHISTORICAL

- acres

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa_irrigated_acres:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:fb617fde87eda59b57a4a810b491
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Irrigated FarmsHISTORICAL

- farms

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa_irrigated_farms:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: - farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:9268ec8645364af2b70e485d8784
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa ProductionHISTORICAL

669 tons

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa_production:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 669 tons
Normalized unit: tons
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:4d40e389c6cc0755722022013a25
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa Reported YieldHISTORICAL

3.7 tons/acre

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Reported production divided by reported harvested acres at the same published geography and vintage.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:alfalfa:reported-yield:2022
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: tons/acre
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:0c93b4e472e5784fb7cdfc99553d
Official record: Open source ↗

Beef CattleHISTORICAL

1,589 head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:beef_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1,589 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:ed0d6523f7fa7f47eea86cd5169c
Official record: Open source ↗

CattleHISTORICAL

2,670 head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 2,670 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:4dd605b8a6cb30b4370f641534e8
Official record: Open source ↗

Dairy CattleHISTORICAL

11 head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:dairy_cattle:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 11 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:fd2fb0d70845ee6e3edf8c2393ca
Official record: Open source ↗

EquineHISTORICAL

862 head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:equine:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 862 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:54899115f2cf5db2f6a911e3c5f2
Official record: Open source ↗

Forage Production To Livestock ContextHISTORICAL

1.4 reported_hay_acres/reported_head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Reported all-hay acres divided by the sum of reported cattle, equine, sheep, and goat inventories. This is context, not consumption or a shortage estimate.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:forage-production-livestock-context:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: reported_hay_acres/reported_head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:d73c4e7b33b3e3f3649d67b9c54c
Official record: Open source ↗

GoatsHISTORICAL

52 head

Polk County · 2022

How calculated

Polk County · county

Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.

Source: usda-census-ag-2022
Snapshot: usda-census-ag-2022:fa5f6c110b3c0984
Source record: 37149:goats:2022
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2022-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 52 head
Normalized unit: head
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:5bfee1025b159bffb96861f5fa69
Official record: Open source ↗

Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.

Comparable market observations

Price intelligence

No defensible Alfalfa benchmark

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Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation64.4 in

How calculated

TRYON, NC US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2020-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: in
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:61c42eaac625e9130aad20715e41
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature59.6 °F

How calculated

TRYON, NC US · nearest station

Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.

Source: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2020-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: °F
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:a54a0a93e9e871684363b2b8d464
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance3.9 miles

How calculated

TRYON, NC US · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Columbus reference point to the official station.

Source: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020
Snapshot: noaa-climate-normals-annual-1991-2020:0fdb814203150780
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2020-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: miles
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:418a69d1c2d7b22e28c060586cab
Official record: Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Area D1 PlusLATEST

12.9 percent

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

County percentage-of-area statistics attached through the locality's TIGER/Line containing county. Pressure is an acreage-weighted 0–100 transformation of exclusive D0–D4 shares; it does not estimate production or price.

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:current_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:3180db8b0a11943d7e9b77db1e94
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:current_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:5be510f1201940aa496b5ccfa386
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Area D3 PlusLATEST

0 percent

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:current_area_d3_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:4bfb052155435ec7f9bf4ef408fc
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Category Majority AreaLATEST

D0 category

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:current_category_majority_area:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: category
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:2bceeafe7c7e399f74e4557d5ed3
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

18.1 0-100

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:current_pressure_score:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: 0-100
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:324368d39ce0ea71e8fdf2f67bb1
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Four Week TrendLATEST

IMPROVING category

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:four_week_trend:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: category
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:c0a67fb43c43452aaa6bd85d7d69
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Longest Recent Majority D1 Plus RunLATEST

34 weeks

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:longest_recent_majority_d1_plus_run:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: weeks
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:8f7c1c4adbe37cb0cda890820d87
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 12 Weeks AgoLATEST

57.1 0-100

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:pressure_score_12_weeks_ago:2026-06-09
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-06-09
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: 0-100
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:901bf561e47b0d124691c29f7dac
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 26 Weeks AgoLATEST

60 0-100

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:pressure_score_26_weeks_ago:2026-03-03
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-03-03
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: 0-100
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:ef5566c8bcd8dfa1064326312c48
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 4 Weeks AgoLATEST

40 0-100

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:pressure_score_4_weeks_ago:2026-08-04
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-08-04
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: 0-100
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:74358fb9ea9d7f59527d09535be8
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D1 PlusLATEST

65.3 percent

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d1_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:a5ac994c760ee790927420d246fe
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Mean Area D2 PlusLATEST

43.9 percent

Columbus · 2026

How calculated

Columbus · containing county

Source: us-drought-monitor-history
Snapshot: us-drought-monitor-history:2a6796d13601fdb4
Source record: drought:trailing_year_mean_area_d2_plus:2026-09-01
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2026-09-01
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Normalized unit: percent
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:b8491cfe90b60641846a27ee0693
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

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Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

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Geographic market graph

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.

53.2sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in Asheville, North Carolina29.3 mi305 ac98.5 2. Alfalfa Hay in Bent Creek, North Carolina29.1 mi304 ac98.2 3. Alfalfa Hay in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina26.9 mi303 ac98.1 4. Alfalfa Hay in Emma, North Carolina32.6 mi301 ac97.3 5. Alfalfa Hay in Royal Pines, North Carolina22.8 mi290 ac95.2 6. Alfalfa Hay in Avery Creek, North Carolina25.2 mi289 ac94.9 7. Alfalfa Hay in Swannanoa, North Carolina26.1 mi282 ac92.9 8. Alfalfa Hay in Fletcher, North Carolina21 mi275 ac91.5 9. Alfalfa Hay in Fairview, North Carolina21.6 mi267 ac89.6 10. Alfalfa Hay in Mills River, North Carolina23.2 mi265 ac88.9

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Internal market pathways

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Geographic hubs organize the evidence below this locality. Other hay types appear when the same market has enough exact or contextual support to be useful.

County and agricultural-region markets

Alfalfa Hay markets in Polk Countycounty

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Methodology & sources

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationU.S. Annual/Seasonal Climate Normals, multivariate by station

1991-2020 v1.0.1stationOfficial source ↗

National Drought Mitigation Center / USDA / NOAAU.S. Drought Monitor comprehensive weekly statistics

rollingcounty area statistics attached to localities through TIGER/Line containmentOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2008 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

200830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2009 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

200930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2010 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2011 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2012 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2013 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2014 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2015 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2016 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201630-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2017 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201730-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2018 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201830-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2019 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

201930-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2020 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

202030-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2021 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

202130-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

202230-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2023 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

202330-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2024 Cropland Data Layer — national 30-meter

202430-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2025 Cropland Data Layer — national resampled 30-meter

202530-meter rasterOfficial source ↗

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service2022 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Chapter 2 County Level

2022countyOfficial source ↗

Evidence definitions and data confidence

EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.

Public agricultural records identify Alfalfa Hay in this area. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.

Generator: max-v1.0 · 70 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-09-01.

Alfalfa Hayin Columbus, North Carolina

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local alfalfa footprint

Footprint history

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

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Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
in Columbus, North Carolina