Texas AgriLife Extension Service and a number of state agencies and associations, including Texas Farm Bureau, have joined to create a resource staging area, feed collection and transportation network to address the immediate needs of cattle and horses victimized by Hurricane Ike.

"As we understand it, Chambers and Jefferson counties have about 20,000 head of cattle and some horses that are still in the flood surge zone and haven't had anything to eat or drink since that storm surge hit on Friday," says Dr. Ed Smith.