The Farm Service Agency is providing relief to producers facing drought conditions.
The U.S. Drought Monitor says over 99% of Missouri is experiencing some kind of dryness. With 25% of the state experiencing extreme to exceptional drought, government agencies have started to act.
At the latest meeting of the state’s Drought Assessment Committee Agriculture Impact Team, Jeremy Mosley with the Farm Service Agency says Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land has been released for emergency haying and grazing.
Resources provided due to ongoing drought conditions