USDA Purchases Meat to Help Drought-Stricken Farmers
US - This week, President Obama has seen first-hand the damage caused by drought, and described a new effort to help livestock producers. Touring McIntosh Family Farmers in Missouri Valley, Iowa, the President announced that the Department of Agriculture will begin to buy up to $170 million worth of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, and fish.
14 August 2012
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