Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) has reported that western and southern Minnesota is experiencing severe drought right now. In fact, in some places herd culling is being done due to a lack of quality feed and farmers are making other operational changes to mitigate future losses in production. âThere are resources available to farmers, ranchers, businesses, and communities impacted by this natural disaster,â Fischbach said. On July 15, Fischbach and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the department to grant an emergency waiver for haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands in the state.