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Tag: wildfire damage
Texas: Wildfire Preliminary Ag Losses Total $23.1Mln May 11, 2022
Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas […]
Wildfires Hit Montana Grain Elevators – DTN Dec 3, 2021
Four grain elevators in Denton, Montana, were lost to one of the wildfires this week that have been sweeping through parts of Montana as the state faces unusually dry, warm […]
Oklahoma Fires: More Hay Needed Amid Devastation – DTN Apr 23, 2018
Two large wildfires continue to burn in parts of northwest Oklahoma, fueled by dry conditions, high winds and low humidity. Though the winds had let up some by Friday, allowing […]
Texas Wildfire: Rain Helped Pastures but Full Recovery is a Slow Process – DTN Jun 19, 2017
Steve Rader’s pastures lay charcoal black, dead cattle strewn across the horizon, with several burnt carcasses lined up along damaged fences. Despite rainfall in the days following the March 6 […]
Texas Wildfire: “There was fire as far as the eye could see…” – DTN Jun 12, 2017
When they’re older, Chaz and Lori Rutledge’s children will hear a harrowing tale from their parents. They’ll hear how their family nearly lost everything March 6 in a towering inferno […]
Kansas Wildfire: One Small Town Became its Own Task Force – DTN Jun 7, 2017
The town of Ashland, Kansas, lies along what was once a military road from Fort Dodge (now Dodge City, Kansas) to the north and Fort Supply, Oklahoma, in the Indian […]
Oklahoma and Kansas: Rain Helps Wildfire Recovery but Still a Host of Problems – DTN May 29, 2017
Ranchers whose rangeland was affected by wildfires this spring in southwestern Kansas and northwest Oklahoma are seeing the recovery process progress faster than many expected. Since March, moisture has increased. […]
Texas: Ag Damages from Wildfire Estimated at About $21M Mar 16, 2017
Early estimates of agricultural losses due to the recent wildfires are $21 million, but that could change as producers make final reports of their actual damages in the coming weeks, […]
