Drought Aid Details Still Uncertain for Farmers
Farmers likely won’t know the drought aid amount until Oct 1 as rules for distributing federal funds aren’t ready. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices will provide information once legislation is complete and appraisals occur after kernel growth. Charles Murray says actions are deferred on some fields awaiting maturity and yield loss assessment. Don Stamy notes county ASCS delays and the narrow emergency feed program as current help.
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Drought Update Reported by Iowa ASCS Leaders
State director Bob Furleigh says drought visibility is limited as flights show water in some fields and dryness in others. ASCS notes haying and grazing rights approved across all counties on conservation reserve land with a 25 percent payment cut. July 8 deadline for small grain haying. 76 counties seek emergency livestock feeding, seven seek pasture well drilling, and authorities anticipate drought legislation needs.
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Drought aid outlines fall farm aid decisions in Iowa
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Dale Cochran outlined drought aid aimed at offsetting a 2.5 billion loss in farm receipts due to hot dry weather. The measure includes disaster payments at 65 percent of target prices for crop losses and a new livestock assistance program. Producers are advised to contact county offices for details and to consider delaying signups until the new programs finalize. Branstad spokesman Vohs urged quick congressional action, with a hoped resolution within two weeks.
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Court rejects random drug testing of Justice Department staff
Judge Revercomb finds mandatory urinalysis unjustified as there is no proven drug problem among DOJ employees. He notes other crimes could harm government integrity and questions broad employee surveillance. He cites mixed appellate rulings on drug testing in other agencies and sectors.
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Leo Daily Horoscope Focuses On Relationships And Leadership
Leo guidance urges studying plans, managing emotions at family meetings, and affording insurance. The chart notes Leo charm, love of attention, and potential leadership in business, with cautions about extravagance and treasury duties. Universal Press Syndicate.
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Fires cool as humidity slows Western blazes
Fire crews battle drought fueled fires across Alaska Montana Ida ho California Washington and Wisconsin with Utah’s lines holding. Rapid City threat eased by 40 to 50 percent humidity as crews edge toward completed lines along Highway 44 and guard housing as hundreds of structures saved and hundreds more burned across the region.
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Willis Gulch
Boise National Forest
John Mincks
Cry Freedom film stirs protests in South Africa
Amid apartheid notes, Cry Freedom faces threats and theater bomb scares as authorities allow release with age restriction. Attenborough defends film’s truth about oppression, while crowds react with hisses and tears. Venues in Durban Soweto Johannesburg Port Elizabeth report threats but few injuries.
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