April 17 could be a historic day for wildfires across the High Plains and Southwest cautions officials with the Oklahoma Forestry Service (OFS) and the National Weather Service (NWS).
The amount of moisture received across the US southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low. Forecasters warn of intensifying drought and wheat crop losses.
This spring, more than 1.5 acres burned in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Colorado. It will takeranchers in these areas years to rebuild, but you can help by donating to the Drovers/Farm Journal Foundation Million Dollar W
Generous donations continue to come into the Drovers/Farm Journal Foundation Million Dollar Wildfire Relief Challenge by farmers, ranchers and industry partners who want to help ease the recovery burden of those who wer
Wildfires swept through the High Plains in early March and burned more than 1.5 million acres. A staple of cattle country burned with it. More than 18,000 miles of fencing was destroyed across the Plains and rebuilding
There is a wide range in prices of both feed and calves geographically in the U.S. this year due to the drought that has plagued much of the country. For example, 400-500 lb. steer calf prices in Southern Plains have be
In response to wildfires that spread across the Plains in March, Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) members initiated and completed wildfire relief efforts, raising $1.1 million dollars.
One provision of the new tax plan drawing sharp criticism is the elimination of the deduction for personal loss from natural disasters such as wildfires, unless the event is a federally-declared disaster.
Months after multiple wildfires raced through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado, burning 1.6 million acres, government leaders are promising a more coordinated approach to land management.
Producers might not know exactly how grasses will be impacted by wildfires until the next growing season, but careful management will help pastures recover.
High temperatures, low humidity and heavy winds have Oklahoma’s wildfire threat at its highest point in a decade, according to the National Weather Service.
The author of the popular “Hank the Cowdog” series has written a book about a massive wildfire nearly a year after he lost his own home in the Perryton Fire.