Minnesota governor visited drought-affected farmers, requested emergency haying, grazing of CRP land
7/27/2021 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Minnesota
Clearwater County, MN
Pennington County, MN
Polk County, MN
Start Date: 7/22/2021
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visited Polk County in the northwest to see how drought has affected area farmers. Wheat and dry edible beans were stricken by the dry conditions and will see reduced yields. Livestock producers, just like in North Dakota, have seen pastures and forage damaged by the lack of rain and have opted to sell cattle because they do not have enough feed.
Gov. Walz requested that U.S. Ag Secy. Tom Vilsack open Conservation Reserve Program land, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture talked to the Nature Conservancy about opening up some of its land for haying and grazing.
Park Rapids Enterprise (Minn.), July 22, 2021
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