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The ranching families in the area have just been devastated. They've lost a lot of equipment, a lot of buildings, a lot of livestock.
I think it's going to be absolutely devastating once we get out there and look.
We oppose the corridor, period. We believe the impact on the rural landowners is going to be detrimental as far as the effects to crops and livestock and the loss to the property or the farmland.
It's not just about the corridor. We will continue to oppose it, and will kill it if we can. (But) the farm bureau is not a single-issue organization.
We're sitting on top of what very well could be an economic disaster. A lot of praying for a good soaking rain is all that can be done.
The lake doesn't have a bacterial problem. That's the most comforting thing.
There's a lot that happens (at the state Capitol) and we have a stake in most of it. We covet our seat at the table.
The response has been, I would say, it qualifies as overwhelming. We've had county farm bureaus and generous folks all over the state sending items to that part of the state and cash as well.
It's a shame that as hard as everyone worked to have this market reopened that we had something like this so soon. We have every reason to believe the halt will be short and we can get our shipments going again.
It's a short-term solution. It comes down to just how big a blow we want the livestock industry and the state economy to take.
