Wildfires

In the aftermath of Texas’ devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire, the U.S. Forest Service launched a tool to help Americans better assess their level of wildfire risk.
Economists with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service project the Panhandle fires caused $123 million in preliminary agricultural losses.
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Another round of HPAI cases in poultry and dairy cattle plague Michigan producers, updates on the Kansas wildfires, and other top rural news stories from last week.
Wildfires have broken out in Kansas, consuming thousands of acres north of Manhattan.