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Panhandle Wildfires

Facing staggering losses from wildfires, Panhandle ranchers and farmers seek aid to rebuild

Ranchers have likely lost thousands of cattle in the wildfires, according to some preliminary estimates.

Christy Oats, left, talks to the farmers and ranchers attending a USDA informational meeting at the Hemphill County Exhibition center in Canadian on March 5, 2024.

A dead cow lays on Currie Smith’s ranch after it was burned by the Smokehouse Creek fire Sunday, March. 3, 2024, in Hemphill County, Texas.
A part of Currie Smith’s fence burned by the Smokehouse Creek fire Sunday, March. 3, 2024, in Hemphill County, Texas.
County Extension Agent Andy Holloway addresses the crowd during the Tuesday afternoon meeting. Ranchers, livestock producers, and land owners attend a USDA Informational meeting meeting to help people affected by the Panhandle fires. The meeting was held in the Hemphill County Exhibition center in Canadian on March 5, 2024.
From left: Joe Dan Ledbetter and Rick Hargrove look over a map showing the burn site at the Hemphill County Exhibition center in Canadian on March 5, 2024. Ranchers, livestock producers and land owners attended a USDA informational meeting meeting to help people affected by the panhandle fires.

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