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Luetkemeyer Announces Drought Resources for Farmers, Ranchers
Washington,
July 25, 2012
With Missouri farmers and ranchers facing significant challenges caused by the current drought, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is providing ways to help them access information and resources needed to help mitigate and recover losses.
With Missouri farmers and ranchers facing significant challenges caused by the current drought, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is providing ways to help them access information and resources needed to help mitigate and recover losses. All 25 counties in the 9th District are affected by the drought and they are: Adair, Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Clark, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Maries, Marion, Miller, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Scotland, Shelby, St. Charles and Warren. Both the House and Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill retroactively reauthorize supplemental disaster assistance programs for agriculture that expired in September 2011. These programs are by and large the only safety net available for ranchers in the event of a disaster, making the passage of the 2012 Farm Bill vital for livestock operations that are being affected by the drought. To this end, Luetkemeyer, along with 78 Members of Congress, recently sent a letter to House Leadership urging action on the House Farm Bill. Earlier this month, Luetkemeyer joined the Missouri delegation in asking Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to approve the State of Missouri’s request for a disaster declaration in all 114 of Missouri’s counties due to the historic drought, a request that was subsequently approved by USDA. |