Nebraska Wildfires Donations

A farm wife from central Nebraska puts into perspective the help that’s coming to areas affected by the wildfires that continue. She did some math and says that a loaded semi can carry about 28 tons of hay, mostly alfalfa, and at today’s market prices that equals about $2,500 donation for each semi.

Officials are trying to keep track of a count of how many loads of hay already have been dropped off, and she says it easily surpasses 250 semi loads. That would equal over $600,000 of value and says that doesn’t touch donated trucks, fuel, labor, and just time. She ends by saying, ”keep the loads coming, please, and God bless you all.”

Audio Reporting by Mark Oppold for Southeast AgNet.