North Dakota expands drought assistance for livestock

By: North Dakota Monitor staff

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 386

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

North Dakota is making more money available to livestock producers hit by drought conditions after an initial pool of funds quickly dried up.

The State Water Commission on Wednesday approved an additional $2 million for the Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program.

The state made $2 million available last week. The Department of Water Resources received more than 220 applications in the first week, and …

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