The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized emergency haying or grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres in 46 Iowa counties due to ongoing drought conditions. 

The 26 counties approved for emergency haying or grazing include Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Buena Vista, Carroll, Cedar, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Crawford, Decatur, Des Moines, Fremont, Henry, Humboldt, Ida, Jones, Louisa, ...