More disaster payments proposed for cotton 1978 crop
Congressman Bill Thomas announced a House Agriculture Committee bill to allow cotton growers denied disaster payments in 1978 to qualify under H.R. 3514. The bill aims to fix post planted grain set-aside rule injustices, maintain 1980 and 1981 loan levels at or above 1979 50.23 cents per pound, and create a voluntary acreage diversion program paying 10 to 20 percent of acreage. Administration by USDA ASCS.
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Shafter festival can can and quilt contest with extra events
Festival at Shafter Potato and Cotton from May 10 to 13 invites canning and quilt contests with a $1 entry. Other events include a parade carnival tractor pull and barbecue. Details at Shafter Chamber of Commerce Festival Committee 746-2600. California water is vital with public works like the Central Valley Project and Aqueduct. Overdrawn groundwater threatens Valley crops worth over $3.2 billion and 600000 acres of irrigated land unless outside water is secured.
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