Initial reports say that upwards of 18,000 cattle were lost in the fire.
That will take years to replace.............
Red Badger : “ That will take years to replace............."
The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
Dimmitt is in Castro County and is roughly halfway between Lubbock and Amarillo, west of Tulia.
A facility that large and with so many dairy cattle is probably a member of a dairy co-operative.
Expect a regional shortage of dairy products in the Castro County and surrounding areas.