date:Jul 28, 2012
itions. Twice in recent weeks the USDA has opened up land for grazing and haying to help feed cattle, and the agency also reduced the interest rate for emergency loans to 2.25% from 3.75%.
As of Thursday, 17.2% of the U.S. was experiencing extreme drought or worse, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. That's up from 11.32% a week ago.