Senators direct US farmers to 'hold on and pray' as severe drought parches the Midwest
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., discusses concerns over the economy as the president touts 'Bidenomics.'
Ranchers and farmers in the Midwest are being told to «hold on and pray» as they await emergency relief amid one of the worst droughts the agricultural industry has seen since the Dust Bowl.
«My family's been raising cattle in Oklahoma since the late 1830s, and so we kind of know how to handle it. But to have two seasons this severe is tough,» Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
«Farmers and the agricultural industry continue to persist through all kinds of difficult times, and Missouri's farmers are made of some of the toughest stuff,» Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., also told Fox News Digital. «I’m intent on doing what I can here in the Senate in order to support Missouri farmers and ranchers.»
This week, Sen. Schmitt along with members of the Missouri GOP delegation penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture secretary, urging them to explore all available options to immediately open Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land for emergency haying.
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A lack of rain across the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest has resulted in more than 80% of Missourians experiencing drought conditions, with over half the state in «severe drought» status and 20% seeing an «extreme drought.»
Sens. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., warn that a drought forcing Midwest farmers to trim their herds and work with minimal water and feed could cause U.S. food prices to spike. (Getty Images)
In Oklahoma, Sen. Mullin explained that about 700,000 residents are affected by the drought. The western part of the Sooner State has reportedly
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