The North Dakota Farm Service Agency estimates that 90,000 cattle and calves have been lost due to the tough winter conditions and spring flooding. Each year approximately 1 million calves are born in North Dakota.

So far, FSA reports the following livestock losses:

Hardest hit counties are including Morton (6,800 animals lost), McHenry, 6,500; and Dunn, 5,700. Six more counties each reported losses of more than 4,000 animals.