USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Amanda De Jong today says 22 Iowa Counties are authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres until September 30th, the end of the fiscal year. The counties approved for emergency haying and grazing include: Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Clay, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Dickinson, Henry, Jefferson, Lee, Louisa, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, and Wayne.
Unlike previous years, counties are not automatically approved for CRP emergency grazing when they reach the D2 (severe drought) level on the U.S.
