University of Wyoming Extension is holding workshops around the state to discuss drought management options for livestock producers. UW Extension educator Dallas Mount says the situation for livestock producers is severe, especially now that cattle prices have dropped from a high point six weeks ago. Mount says the mood of producers is somber. Eight counties in Wyoming had been designated as primary natural disaster areas because of drought, with eight others qualifying for assistance for being contiguous to those primary counties. Gov. Mead has requested that all Wyoming counties receive the drought disaster declaration except for Teton County. The federal disaster designation makes agricultural operators eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency if they meet eligibility requirements.
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