USDA Authorizes Emergency Grazing in Drought-Stricken Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota
Secretary of Agriculture
"Due to reduced availability of forage, ranchers in the hardest hit locations have already been culling their herds," said Perdue. "Without alternative forage options like grazing CRP lands, livestock producers are faced with the economically devastating potential of herd liquidation."
CRP is a voluntary program administered by
Emergency grazing is authorized to begin immediately and extends through
"If the drought continues and pasture recovery becomes less likely, feed supplies will decline, the quality and quantity of hay is reduced and stock water becomes scarce - considerable stressors for both the livestock and our producers," said Perdue. "If opening up grazing lands reduces even some of these stressors for these ranchers, then it's the right thing for us to do."
Eligible CRP participants can use the acreage for grazing their own livestock or may grant another livestock producer use of the CRP acreage. There will be no CRP annual rental payment reductions assessed for acres grazed.
To take advantage of the emergency grazing provisions, producers should contact their local
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