If you have hay to spare, ranchers in the path of the Western Oklahoma wildfire desperately need it to feed their cattle. Large wildfires in Western Oklahoma sparked last week and continue to burn encompassing over 300,000 acres and growing. “Hay is the number one need right now,” said Dana Bay, Woodward County OSU Extension […]

Ag Community Relief is assembling donations of hay and other supplies, along with volunteers, to move into Oklahoma to assist those affected by wildfires over the past few days. Northwestern Oklahoma has seen close to 400,000 acres burned since late last week with roughly 13 percent contained. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of […]

The USDA will make disaster payments up to $2.36 billion to help America’s farmers and ranchers recover from hurricanes and wildfires.

The USDA has increased Forest Service presence in Southern California, as nearly 950 personnel are now engaged in the effort to fight raging fires and save lives. Critical fire weather conditions continue to threaten large portions of California after fires have burned across the state for weeks. Gusty winds, extremely low relative humidity, and record […]

The USDA is targeting $4 million to help farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners in California recover from the recent wildfires. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will issue waivers for those interested in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to enable recovery work to begin immediately. NRCS will immediately begin accepting applications for its […]

Montana needs barbed wire. Thousands of miles of barbed wire fence was destroyed in Montana this past summer due to one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. With millions of acres burned in the wildfires, Ag Community Relief has established the “Western Wire Roundup” in effort to help western ranchers rebuild. Having already sent […]

Wildfires have ravaged states in the west this summer and now wildland fire suppression costs for the fiscal year have exceeded $2 billion.

The USDA reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families, and small businesses impacted by the recent disasters that the USDA has programs that provide assistance. “In recent weeks, millions of Americans have been affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and the wildfires in the west,” Secretary Perdue said. “USDA employees have been working tirelessly and will […]

The U.S. Forest Service should not be routinely borrowing money from prevention programs to combat ongoing wildfires. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue told Congress last week that taking funds from prevention efforts only leaves behind more fuel in the forests for future fires to burn, exacerbating the situation. Perdue made his remarks during a […]