date:Aug 04, 2012
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The news came as US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a further set of measures to alleviate the problems of livestock farmers facing huge droughts.
Vilsack announced the new drought assistance programme which has expanded emergency haying and grazing across millions of acres of conservation land, including wetland reserve areas, as well as announcing a short grace period for farmers on unpaid insurance premiums to help alleviate cash flow problems. He also designated a further