Starting July 16th, Conservation Reserve Program lands in Northern Plains drought areas will be eligible for emergency haying for livestock. The emergency haying continues through August to those areas affected by severe drought.
Similar to last month’s announcement of emergency grazing on CRP lands, emergency 
haying will also be allowed 150 miles of an eligible county. CRP owners interested must contact their local Farm Service Agency office and obtain a modified conservation plan through local Natural Resources Conservation Service staff.
“If the drought continues, of course, we will start to see some of our disaster programs kicking in, such as the Livestock Forage Program as well as the Livestock Indemnity Program,” said USDA Acting Under Secretary Rob Johansson.
More Info Here: Disaster Assistance Programs
