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Washington state dairy officials put livestock losses at $4 million from February blizzard


The value of the more than 1,800 dairy cattle that perished in a south central Washington blizzard earlier this month has been placed at $4 million.

State agriculture officials made the monetary determination this week and say the figure does not include milk production losses.

Farm Service Agency program specialist Gerri Richter told the Capital Press that seven dairy farms have already submitted claims for lost livestock to the agency’s office in Yakima, and that more reports are expected soon.

State dairy producers are required to give notice of any lost animals within 30 days of their demise to the agency’s Livestock Indemnity Program, whose general protocols return 75 percent of an animal’s market value.

Steve George, an issues manager for the state dairy federation, told station KING that as many as 15 farms around the area of Sunnyside lost cows during the fierce winter storm on Feb. 9, with one reporting the death of 600 livestock alone.

Source: ifiberone.com


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