Over 30,000 dairy cattle killed in Texas deadly blizzard

Cattle in the blizzard

A statement obtained by Breitbart Texas from the Texas Association of Dairymen (TAD) says that the winter storm named Goliath “hit hard at the heart of the Texas dairy industry.”
The Texas dairy business took a big hit from Goliath, the deadly storm system that wreaked havoc in several states near the end of 2015. The storm resulted in the loss of "hundreds of loads of milk" that were ready to be processed and many milk-producing cows weren't milked daily, according to Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen. The reduction in the state’s milk supply, and dairy and other financial losses, as well as the emotional impact on farmers of losing their animals is enormous, he said.
"When a dairy cow goes that long without being milked, her milk supply starts to dry up," Turley said in a statement. "That means the dairy cows in this region will give less milk for months to come. Less milk going to market will be felt by consumers, as well as by dairy farmers."
Half of the state's biggest milk producing counties is located in the region that was affected by the storm. Since thousands of the region's mature cows died in the storm, further strain will be placed on the state's future milk supply. Turley said farmers are now struggling to dispose of the dead animals and deal with lost profits.