USDA has authorized the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide to livestock producers affected by the recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
“Many ranchers in Nebraska, Texas and Oklahoma impacted by the recent, devastating wildfires are in need of grazing acres and hay resources to sustain their herds while they work over the coming months to restore their operations,” said Kelly Adkins, state executive director for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Texas, “If you have CRP acres, and want to help wildfire-impacted…