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Bredesen Asks For Federal Farm Relief For Lawrence, Other Counties
Posted on July 06, 2007
- Crop and livestock losses caused by the
drought has prompted the governor to ask for federal emergency farm
relief for the second time this year.
The U-S Department of Agriculture has already approved
assistance for Tennessee farmers affected in April by a late
freeze. But Governor Bredesen said that a ten-inch rainfall deficit
in most of the state has caused added hardship.
He said it’s obvious even at this early stage that crop and
livestock losses will be heavy.
Bredesen asked for the agricultural disaster designation for all
the state’s 95 counties.
The near-record drought has most affected the state’s livestock
sector, where poor pasture conditions and reduced hay production
have caused farmers to sell off part of their herds.
Hay production is down 50-to-80 percent, and three-fourths of
the state’s pastures last week were rated in bad condition.
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