AgriLife economists tally wildfire costs: livestock, fencing, lost grazing

AgriLife economists tally wildfire costs: livestock, fencing, lost grazing

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By Blair Fannin, b-fannin@tamu.edu

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The preliminary estimates were calculated beginning

Texas wildfires that ravaged the Eastland Complex, parts of the Panhandle, and Coryell County regions encompassing 433,000 acres have resulted in $23.1 million in preliminary agricultural loss estimates, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists.

The losses include more than 400 livestock deaths, lost grazing values, and fenc…