The Kansas Ag Director says the road to recovery from devastating wildfires and wind damage is filled with uncertainty.
Mike Beam tells Brownfield he visited damaged areas where about 80 families were affected. “Some of the families lost their homes, lost part of their cow herd, fencing (and) hay supplies.”
He says nearly 300,000 acres were directly hit by both events with other areas having damage. “Probably some considerable damage to wheat, livestock feeding sources, the specialty crop industry with hoop houses or green houses and nursery stock.”
Beam says in some places more than 1,000 cows died and 3,000 to 5,000 miles of fences were burned.
