USDA offers disaster assistance to farmers, ranchers impacted by wildfires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help Texas farmers and ranchers recover from [...]
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03, 2024
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02, 2024
Livestock supply points established for wildfire donations
By Julie Tomascik Editor Donations of hay, feed and fencing supplies are being accepted at livestock supply points to [...]
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12, 2021
Wildfires scorch North, West Texas farms, ranches
By Jennifer Whitlock Field Editor Several wildfires broke out across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas last week due to a combination [...]
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01, 2018
Prevention, mitigation key to preventing wildfires
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) is urging Texans to be mindful of an increased [...]
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05, 2017
Wildfire assistance deadline extended to May 31
The deadline to apply for wildfire assistance through the Texas Farm Bureau Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund has been extended. Applications [...]
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04, 2017
USDA approves emergency CRP grazing for fire-stricken ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands to aid ranchers devastated [...]
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03, 2017
Livestock supply points winding down
Over the past two weeks, truckloads of hay and supplies headed for the Livestock Supply Points in the Texas Panhandle [...]
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03, 2017
Panhandle farmers’, ranchers’ losses estimated over $21 million
Early reports from the Texas Panhandle paint a grim picture of what remains following three wildfires that scorched nearly half [...]
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03, 2017
State of disaster declared in six Panhandle counties
In the aftermath of the wildfires that swept across the Texas Panhandle last week, Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state [...]