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The South Fork Dairy Farm is a dairy production facility located in Castro County, Texas about ten miles (16 km) south of the county seat Dimmitt.The county is the second largest dairy-producer in the United States, with more than 147,000,000 pounds (67,000,000 kg) of dairy being produced in February 2023, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. [1]
Some 18,000 cows were killed after a massive explosion and fire erupted at a dairy farm in West Texas, becoming the largest known single-incident death of cattle. On Monday, a blast rocked the ...
Over 18,000 dairy cows have died in a huge fire in Texas on Monday (10 April), which is thought to have been caused by an explosion.. Southfork Dairy near Dimmitt is based in one of the biggest ...
The South Fork Dairy Farm in Castro County is one of the largest dairy-producing counties in Texas with over 30,000 cattle, according to Texas’s 2021 Annual Dairy Review. Show comments Advertisement
Dimmitt, Texas: 0 1 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion: More than 18,000 cows died in an explosion at the South Fork Dairy. [208] 24 April 2023 Pakistan: Kabal Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 17 50+ 2023 Kabal explosions: Explosions occurred in a Counter Terrorism Department building due to a fire in the basement, where explosives were being kept. [209]
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Largest dairy companies by dairy revenue (FY 2021) [1] Rank Company Headquarters Dairy product revenue in bn. US$ 1 Nestlé Switzerland: 26.7 2 Lactalis France: 21.3 3 Danone France: 20.9 4 Dairy Farmers of America United States: 19.3 5 Yili Group China: 18.2 6 Fonterra New Zealand: 14.8 7 Mengniu Dairy China: 13.7 8 FrieslandCampina ...
The United States Geological Survey recorded the explosion as a 2.1-magnitude tremor. [40] [41] The blast was heard in nearby Hillsboro, Waxahachie, DeSoto, and as far north as Arlington. Windows were blown out in Abbott, 7 miles (11 km) NNE of West. [42] Texas Governor Rick Perry issued a statement on the evening of April 17: