Minnesota farmers can now apply for drought assistance

Minnesota farmers can now apply for drought assistance recently signed into law by Governor Walz.

Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield producers in 83 counties could be eligible.

“Putting together this drought package, we really heard from farmers that everybody across the state was just about impacted by the drought.”

He says there was a week last August when 80 percent of the state was suffering from severe drought, 50 percent was in extreme drought, and 10 percent of Minnesota was under exceptional drought.

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