COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M College AgriLife Extension Service economists mission the Panhandle wildfires precipitated $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses, making it the most expensive on file.
Greater than 1.2 million acres burned starting Feb. 26, making it the biggest wildfire in Texas historical past. The losses embody greater than 12,000 cattle deaths, misplaced grazing values and fence restore prices, in line with economists. The preliminary loss estimates span from February by way of the center of March.
“AgriLife Extension continues to be dedicated in offering assets wanted for landowners, livestock producers and people impacted from this historic. . .