06/09/2026
Statement from Texas Panhandle Livestock and Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund
For the past 17 weeks, Texas Panhandle Livestock and Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund has remained committed to supporting farmers and ranchers affected by wildfires and drought across six states: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska.
During the first week of the devastating Meade County, Kansas wildfires, our organization was able to coordinate and deliver more than 400 round bales of hay to ranchers in Meade County and the Fowler, Kansas area. These emergency deliveries provided critical relief to agricultural producers facing tremendous losses and uncertainty.
Today, our greatest challenge is not securing hay donations—it is securing the funding necessary to transport those donated resources to the families who need them most. Fuel costs continue to be the largest obstacle limiting how much assistance we can provide.
Through our established hay banks and a network of dedicated donors and agricultural partners, we have the ability to continue moving substantial quantities of hay and feed in the weeks and months ahead. However, this mission depends on the financial support needed to cover transportation expenses.
We respectfully ask the residents, businesses, and supporters of Meade County and the surrounding agricultural communities to consider supporting this effort. Much of the funding that has sustained our operations thus far has come from generous donors outside the region. Local support is now vital to ensure we can continue serving the farmers and ranchers of your community.
Every donation, regardless of size, directly helps move life-sustaining feed to livestock producers impacted by wildfire and drought. Together, we can continue providing hope, assistance, and relief to the families who feed America.
Thank you to every donor, volunteer, driver, rancher, farmer, and organization that has stood beside us throughout these ongoing disaster relief efforts.
Dickey DurrFounder/DirectorTexas Panhandle Livestock and Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
Donation Information:Txpanhandlefund.org
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/when-the-land-burns-our-food-supply-burns-with-it
Mailing Donations:TPLADRF
P.o. box 10
Fritch, Tx 79036
Contact:Phone: 806-676-7336Email: [email protected]
"Serving Ranchers. Supporting Agriculture. Restoring Hope."
Right now wildfires fuled by drought are ravaging tousands of acres across Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota.This is not just land.This is America’s food system under pressure. Hundreds of thousands of acres of grazing land burned. Fences, barns, and equipment destroyed. Cattle a...