Heat index crisis. 10,000 cattle dead. A lot of questions. Claims of conspiracy. Disgust. Physical exhaustion. Emotionally drained.

All of these describe what happened in early June in southwest Kansas. DVM Tera Barnhardt explains how cattle overheated in a rare event in Kansas. This veterinarian offers the “boots on the ground” perspective on what happened in June 2022 that resulted in the deaths of thousands of beef cattle.

A mom of three, Tera has firsthand knowledge of the farms and people impacted by the unusual combination of high humidity, high heat, and very little wind. Listen in to better understand how this sudden heat index crisis physical impact on a 1500 beef steer.

She also addresses how difficult these crises are on the people of agriculture. Watching cattle die and having to move them is physically and emotionally exhausting. This weather incident had an impact far beyond the cattle and Tera provides context on what it looks like in southwest Kansas.