At a House Committee on Agriculture hearing Wednesday, Congressman Frank Lucas asked U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue about the possibility of the agency extending CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) acre eligibility for farmers and ranchers impacted by wildfires throughout Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas in March.
“I’ve lived all my life in Northwest Oklahoma, but I have never seen anything of the magnitude of these fires,” said Lucas. “The potential for the extension of USDA’s initial 90-day emergency authorization will have a tremendous impact on the farmers and ranchers in our region who are working to rebuild. I appreciate Secretary Perdue’s and the Trump administration’s responsiveness on this critical matter, as well as the secretary’s willingness to consider our request.”
You can see Lucas’ remarks in the video below.
