No further anthrax cases reported in Jackson Co., state

ALTUS – Morgan Vance, chief of communications for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry told Southwest Ledger that only the one case of anthrax had been confirmed in Jackson County two months ago.

Crop report: State’s drought worsens

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.07 of an inch for the week of Sept. 20-26, with the northeast district recording the highest total at 0.44 of an inch, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

State Crop Report

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.08 of an inch for the week of Sept. 6-12, with the southeast district recording the highest total at 0.43 of an inch. Drought conditions were rated 28% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, up 10 points from the previous week, according to the Sept. 7 U.S.

Crop Report

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.43 of an inch for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5, with the east-central district recording the highest total at 1.07 inches. Drought conditions were rated 18% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, up six points from the previous week, according to the Aug. 31 U.

Crop report

Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.05 of an inch for the week of Aug. 23-29, with the Panhandle district recording the highest total at 0.22 of an inch. Drought conditions were rated 12% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down three points from the previous week, according to the Aug. 24 U.

Authorities monitoring anthrax cattle death in Jackson County

ALTUS — A cow in Jackson County died mid-August after being exposed to bovine anthrax, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed Tuesday. ODAFF spokesperson Morgan Vance would not specify where in Jackson County the cow died, citing respect for the producer.

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