Fundraising Taking Place To Help OK Cattle Farmers

Many beef producers have suffered loss from the recent and on-going wildfires in Western Oklahoma.  Chancey Hanson is with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association.

“The number one concern now is hay, to feed those animals that were saved, farmers and ranchers obviously don’t have that grass to graze on.  A lot of their hay piles were burned up, so they need that hay to sustain those animals until the green grass comes on and until they can kind of get their feet on the ground.

Hanson said for those living in the western portion of the state, this feels all to familiar.

“This is the 3^rd year in a row that we’ve had fires and it seems like they’re bigger every year.  Western Oklahoma is very, very dry right now, it’s actually where I call home, and we haven’t had any terrible losses from the fires right now, but it’s dry, we haven’t greened up yet, the grass is still brown.”

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation, a charitable arm of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association has set-up a Fire Relief fund for monetary donations.  To learn how to donate, visit the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Foundation's Website.

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