Working Through Extreme Weather

Land and livestock owners around the country are facing some really tough conditions right now. Extreme heat watch, blizzards, tornado watches and warnings, freeze warnings, cold weather advisories, wildfires in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, dust storms in Texas, flooding in the Northeast, severe thunderstorms and hail. Every type of weather possible throughout the country right now. And speaking of those wildfires, there are several organizations that have come together to be the point of contact for fire relief. The official page for Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Relief is the Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief Page.

Speaking of that Sandhills Fire that has left families, ranchers and entire communities facing devastating losses and the road to recovery will be long. If you're able, please contact any local organizations providing relief. And in Nebraska that would include the Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief.

In conjunction with the fund that is set up at the Oregon Trail Community Foundation in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, that one is also labeled the Sandhills Fire Relief Fund. And the United Way of Western Nebraska has announced that they can also get funds to individuals in need. There is an official Facebook page for that moral fire, the largest fire in Nebraska history. You can find it on our page pinned at the top. The Morrill Ffire, which started in Morrill County, Nebraska, has now burned over a half a million acres, is the largest fire in Nebraska history and could possibly break into the top 10 for largest fires in U.S. history.