Can you imagine having everything you know, and have lived with your entire life is ruined and destroyed after one freak winter storm? Farmers in Western South Dakota were thinking this after the catastrophic winter storm that took place about two weeks ago. This blizzard caused the loss of about 100,000 head of cattle to die. They were buried under all the snow. Some farmers lost almost half their entire herd in this storm. One of the ranchers compared his loss in money by saying it was buying a new pickup, driving it off a cliff, and still having to make payments. There was dead cattle everywhere. Some were found floated downstream and this spread the fear of diseases. If the major loss of cattle wasn’t enough, farmers and ranchers were faced with an emotional burden. “The state’s congressional delegation has also vowed to push ahead for quick passage of the stalled farm bill to provide immediate financial relief to ranchers.”
The sad part is that none of this could have been helped. It’s not like we have the power to control the weather. The ranchers in Western South Dakota have a long, difficult journey ahead of them. Hopefully they will receive the help they need and deserve,
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