Oklahoma wildfires kill 1,600 cattle

Cattle producers in Oklahoma lost $26 million in stock, fencing, and facilities to wildfires during April, estimated Derrell Peel, a livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University. A preliminary tally includes 1,600 head of cattle and 2,100 miles of fencing. “More than 348,000 acres burned, causing a wide variety of losses to livestock, pastures, hay,… » Read More

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