Kingsbury Cattlemen Send Hay to Nebraska Amid Fires

Kingsbury cattlemen send hay to Nebraska amid fires

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- As wildfires devastate ranchland in Nebraska, cattle producers in Kingsbury County are stepping up, sending truckloads of hay and feed to help ranchers recover. Brad Sneesby, vice president of the Kingsbury County Cattlemen's Association, said as of Tuesday morning, it has nine truckloads of hay ready to head to Nebraska. "Every trucker's [...]

Nebraska ranchers reel from fire losses

Rancher Wyatt Thurston almost expects to see a camel loping over the scorched landscape of the Nebraska Sandhills.

New Ashby and Minor wildfires threaten central Nebraska ranches

Fire crews are working to contain the Ashby and Minor wildfires in central Nebraska. Families say it's not the first time they've had to evacuate in the last few weeks.

Iowa cattlemen set up fundraiser for Nebraska ranchers reeling from wildfires

A group of western Iowans are sending help to ranchers in west central Nebraska after recent wildfires burned up nearly 900,000 acres in the Sandhills. Seth Smith, who raises cattle near Nemaha, Iowa, said the wildfires destroyed grazing land, which means those Nebraska farmers have to use a lot more hay to feed their cattle. “And […]

Western Iowa cattlemen set up fundraiser to help Nebraska ranchers hit by wildfires

(Radio Iowa) – A group of western Iowans are sending help to ranchers in west central Nebraska after recent wildfires burned up over 800-thousand acres in the Sandhills. Seth Smith, who raises cattle near Nemaha, Iowa, says the wildfires destroyed grazing land, which means those Nebraska farmers have to use a lot more hay to feed their cattle. “And with the stress that those cows and calves that were already born just went through and a cow that…