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Ranchers face long road to recovery after Ike flooding
In southeast Texas, ranchers like Janet Lagow Lewis and Chip Lagow Lewis rebuild 38 miles of fencing and restock 4400 acres between Anahuac and Winnie after Ike's surge. Cattle losses, salt-damaged grazing, and high costs push many toward bankruptcy despite $100 million in disaster aid.
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Anahuac
Janet Lagan Lewis
Lagow Lewis
Chip
Jean Lagow
Winnie
Chambers County
Ike
Galveston
Texas
Chambers
Jefferson
Orange
Monty Dozier
South Region
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Extension Service
Texas Agriculture
Todd Staples
Tyler Fitzgerald
Ske
Bill White
White
Jefferson County
Chip Lewis
Jean Lagan
Lagow
Staples
Midwest