Thursday 27 October 2011

Texas farmers saved from ruin

More than 41,000 distressed Texas farmers have received US$1.65 billion (€1.167 billion) from the national crop insurance program due to the devastation caused by the worst drought in history that caused extremely low yields. "The crop insurance is the linchpin and heartbeat of recovering and muscling through the disasters," said Karis Gutter, the US Department of Agriculture's acting deputy undersecretary. Read more ...
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