SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri agriculture officials are using social media to share information about this summer’s lack of rain, extreme heat and wildfires.

The University of Missouri Extension is encouraging people and groups to post on a Facebook page devoted to the drought. It’s the latest effort to use Facebook to respond to disasters.

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