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USDA declares drought disaster in much of Wheat Belt
2013-01-10 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The government declared much of the central and southern Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year's winter wheat harvest. In its first disaster declaration of the new year, the Agriculture Department made growers in large portions of four major wheat-growing states - Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas - eligible for low-interest emergency loans. The four states grew one-third of the U.S. wheat crop last year. Kansas was the No. 1 state...
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Modest drought relief seen in U.S.; wheat winterkill eyed
2013-01-08 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Some modest relief is expected this week from the worst drought in over 50 years in the U.S. crop belt and volatile weather patterns are shifting attention to potential harm or winterkill in the U.S. Plains hard red winter wheat region, meteorologists said on Tuesday. Heavy rainfall is expected this week in the U.S. Delta extending into central Texas and the showers will move into portions of the southern Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. "The strong storm system will...
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