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USDA tool estimates compensation for drought-stricken ranchers
2021-10-13 21:36:00| Beef
Assistance also available for water hauling expenses.
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Drought-stricken farmers offered additional assistance
2021-09-08 21:00:00| Beef
USDA expands emergency funds to help cover cost of transporting feed for livestock in drought regions.
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Additional CRP land opened for haying, grazing in drought-stricken states
2017-07-24 21:11:37| Beef
The move by USDA will provide additional resources for beef producers in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Prostitution easiest way out for Zambias drought-stricken farmers
2016-09-07 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Repeated failed crops caused by worsening drought have forced Christine Mwenda, a small-scale farmer in Zambia's central Mumbwa region, to do what was previously unthinkable. Since 2014, the 37-year-old has been selling sex in Zambia's capital Lusaka. The pay is better than growing maize, she said, and gives her a proper chance to feed her four children. "On average I make close to 500 kwacha ($0.70) on a good day," said Mwenda, who agreed to be interviewed on condition that her real name was not...
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Nestlé Plans to Bottle Water From Drought-Stricken Phoenix
2016-07-06 12:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: Nestlé is planning to open a bottled water plant in Phoenix. Yes, drought-stricken Phoenix, Arizona. According to the Associated Press, Nestlé Waters will treat the citys tap water and bottle it under its Pure Life brand. The plan is to extract about 35 million gallons of water in its first year to produce 264 million half-liter bottles. The citys water services department insists theres enough water to spare, even though Arizona is in the midst of a historic drought. As Bloomberg writes:...
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