Cattle losses amid ND floods, snow could hit $30M

Cattle losses amid ND floods, snow could hit $30M

JAMES MacPHERSON

WDAY

North Dakota ranchers suffered an estimated $30 million loss when cattle died amid spring flooding and late-winter blizzards, a state agriculture official said Wednesday.

Officials estimated that flooding in March and April that followed the late-season blizzards killed about 90,000 cattle in the state, including about 72,000 calves. Ranchers should see their federal disaster aid payments beginning in mid-July, Agriculture Department Undersecretary Jim Miller said during a meeting with representatives of farmer and rancher groups.

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