BISMARCK, N.D. (AP Sept 16, 2013 ) – The federal Farm Service agency says emergency haying will be allowed on Conservation Reserve Program acreage in seven North Dakota counties in response to severe drought conditions.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that CRP participants in Barnes, Griggs, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, Stutsman, and Wells may cut hay on eligible CRP practices after submitting a signed request to their local FSA office.