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Ag Secretary Vilsack visits drought-stricken Minnesota, pledges support for farmers

CANNON FALLS, Minn. - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Minnesota farmers Thursday as the state descended deeper into drought.

For the first time all summer, a portion of the state, stretching from Crookston to International Falls in northwest Minnesota, crossed the threshold into the worst drought stage - "exceptional" - according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Drought Monitor updated Thursday.

And Minnesota is not alone. The Northern Plains and everywhere west of the Rocky Mountains is in a drought, exacerbating market conditions for local cattle ranchers and dairy farmers as row-crop farmers hope for August rain to rejuvenate their fields.

https://www.startribune.com/ag-secretary-vilsack-visits-drought-stricken-minnesota-pledges-support-for-farmers/600087372/

 

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