Happy March, Everyone! Matt and Dusty are joined by one of our OCJ team members, Jeff Reese, and Elizabeth Long of Ag Resource Management, who talks about Crop Insurance after a vigorous discussion about donuts with the group. Dale has audio with Randall Reeder about the 2021 Conservation Tillage Conference. Kolt has audio with Carey Martin from the Texas Farm Bureau Radio Network about the challenges they have had after the surge of winter weather out there. Kolt also has audio with Ohio Farm Bureau’s Brandon Kern on National Policy. Share
By Matt Reese and Kolt Buchenroth
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 a cold front moved into southeastern Texas followed by some precipitation, which turned to ice. This set the stage for a series of winter weather events not seen in Texas in recent memory and likely the first global billion dollar disaster of 2021.
“As expected, the strong Arctic cold front passed through Southeast Texas on Sunday (Valentine’s Day). It served as the turning point from a significant winter storm that preceded the front to the
historic winter event that would eventually unfold,” according to the National Weather Service. “On Sunday, every square inch of Texas was in a Winter Storm Warning. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain began to encroach into Southeast Texas Sunday afternoon, and then increased in coverage and intensity overnight Sunday night into Monday. Thunder snow was reported near the town of Snook, Burleson County Sunday evening, and then thunder sleet occurred near the Brazoria and Gal
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