Officials brace for flood of drought aid seekers
Government prepares a 3.9 billion emergency drought aid program set to begin October 3 as county ASCS offices work to receive applications. Officials warn checks may not arrive quickly and urge farmers to keep records and avoid destroying crops until appraisers assess yields.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Linn
Jones
Delaware
Washington, D.C
Ray Waggoner
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Brian Reimer
Delaware County Alcs
Manchester
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Gary Larson
Jones County
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Linn County
Nagle seeks drought crop damage aid from USDA
U.S. Rep. Dave Nagle with Rep. Dan Glickman urged the Reagan administration to provide up to 400 million in drought relief for damaged crops. They criticized the decision not to apply quality reduction disaster provisions in the drought bill, warning it could alienate farmers. The American Soybean Association says Iowa farmers face losses from immature soybeans and cornaflatoxin risks without coverage.
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U.S
Dave Nagle
Iowa
Reagan
Agriculture Department
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Dan Glickman
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Pork checkoff approved 3-to-1 by hog producers
Des Moines AP reports hog farmers and importers backed continuing mandatory 25 cent per $100 checkoff by about 76.5 percent in Sept ballots. If the USDA confirms, refunds end and about $2.5 million yearly would fund promotion and research.
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Des Moines
U.S
National Pork Producers Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Augusta
Ill
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