National Ag News
Wetland CRP haying/grazing approved in drought stricken states
Jul 20, 2017, 17:19 PM
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The USDA has expanded emergency grazing and haying in drought-stricken Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota to include Conservation Reserve Program wetland and buffer areas.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says will increase the available land to help ranchers dealing with severe drought and needing forage for their livestock. The expansion includes counties with any part of their borders within 150 miles of authorized counties within those three states.
So, CRP haying and grazing could expand into parts of Idaho and Wyoming as well as Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
