NRCS Offers Assistance for Livestock Carcass Disposal Following Hurricane Ike

The USDA-NRCS is coordinating livestock carcass disposal efforts following Hurricane Ike. NRCS is offering financial assistance to offset the cost of disposal and identifying appropriate burial sites based on soil type.

“In several storm-ravaged counties in East Texas, large numbers of cattle, horses and poultry caught in Hurricane Ike died,” said Don Gohmert, NRCS state conservationist for Texas. “We are working with soil and water conservation districts, local county governments and the Texas Animal Health Commission to properly dispose of carcasses to protect public health and safety.”

Livestock producers may report dead livestock to the NRCS office in Bryan at 979-846-0757, ext. 3. Callers will be asked to provide the location, species of animal, approximate number, and if, possible, the GPS coordinates of the site.

Financial assistance and proper disposal site identification is being offered to cattle owners who have the means to dispose of livestock carcasses on their own property. For those individuals who had livestock carcasses wash onto their property and do not have the means to dispose of carcasses properly, NRCS may assist with removal, transport, and disposal of the carcasses.

Application forms and livestock disposal specifications

Application forms are available at your local NRCS office. See office list below.

Jefferson and Orange counties Beaumont Service Center 8330 College Street Beaumont, TX 77707 409-860-5081	Brazoria and Galveston counties Angleton Service Center 209 E. Mulberry Street Angleton, TX 77515 979-849-6820	Matagorda county Bay City Service Center 2200 Avenue A Bay City, TX 77414 979-245-1138
Chambers County Contact Mike Stellbauer, NRCS representative at the Incident Command Center, at 979-229-5745

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Livestock Losses

NRCS is also offering the same financial and technical assistance to poultry producers who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Ike.

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