The recent cold snap in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has dealt a huge blow to the area's farming industry. The biggest problem has been a severe shortage of animal feed.

Beitashan ranch hasn't seen a snowfall like this in thirty years. In some places, the snow banks were two meters high -- threatening the food supply to thousands of livestock.

Bahetibai, Director of Beitashan Livestock Farm, said, "The snow is too thick for animals to eat grass."