$19,000,000 Aprroved for Farm Water Aid

THE STATE OF MISSOURI HAS APPROVED NEARLY 19-MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP FARMERS NEEDING WATER.  THE COST-SHARE DROUGHT PROGRAM PAYS 90 PERCENT OF THE COST OF DIGGING NEWS WELLS AND FIXING EXISTING WELLS AND PUMPS.  OVER 37-HUNDRED APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE WERE APPROVED.   THE FUNDS CAME FROM A RESERVE PROVIDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.