From the Strib: On Tuesday, Gov. Tim Pawlenty asked federal officials to declare an agricultural disaster in Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Roseau and Koochiching counties.
Farmers in those counties “have experienced significant losses due to excessively wet conditions in 2008 and 2009,” Pawlenty wrote in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
MNIndependent says: If states’ rights include opting out of a public option in federal health care reform, they apparently don’t include the right to deal with droughts and deluges on your own.
Latest comment — jstone: Good points swandog, but I was talking about ME receiving aid in the form of cash....like the farmers get when weather plays havoc on their crops.....