All corners of Minnesota are affected by this summer s drought
Growing wildfires, trickling streams and shriveled crops: all corners of Minnesota are seeing the impacts of this summer s drought. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
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ST. PAUL With the entirety of the state of Minnesota seeing some level of drought, more and more local municipalities are putting in place restrictions on fires and water use, and government agencies are rushing to save parched public lands and crippled farms.
It’s been an abnormally hot and dry summer, with a historically hot, long and dry heat wave in early June setting the tone across the state for the remainder of the summer. As of Thursday, July 20, the U.S. Drought Monitor reports that there is no part of Minnesota that is adequately quenched right now. More than half of the state is seeing severe drought conditions, and 18.5% extr
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Minnesota drought: Emergency haying on CRP land authorized
West Polk FSA office has more information for those needing it
Times Report
Haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres is authorized under certain conditions to provide emergency relief to livestock producers due to certain natural disasters. Drought conditions are tough for our livestock producers, but emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres can provide temporary relief to these producers.
Emergency haying and grazing of CRP acres may be authorized within a county to provide relief to livestock producers in areas affected by a severe drought or similar natural disaster. Emergency haying and grazing status is reviewed and authorized each Thursday using the U.S. Drought monitor. Counties are eligible for emergency haying and grazing due to drought conditions on a county by county basis, when a county is designated as level “D2 Drought - Severe” according to the U.S. Dr