Nebraska wildfires: What’s next for ranchers in the fire zone?

Photo: Cottonwood Fire Moving Quickly, Friday, March 13, 2026. Photo source: InciWeb (https://inciweb.wildfire.gov). Article by Curt Arens, senior editor of Nebraska Farmer. Farm Progress – March 24, 2026.

It seems that Nebraska agriculture doesn’t make the mainstream media news much unless it is because of disaster. With historic wildfires raging across the western and central parts of the state since March 12, even national media have been enamored with photos and video of the raging fires, burning over 827,000 acres of rangeland, displacing livestock and ranchers across the Nebraska Sandhills and Plains. […]

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Photo: Hay Donated by Ranchers to Ranchers, Saturday, March 21, 2026. Photo source: Morrill Fire photos via InciWeb.

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