5 Things You Need to Know About Federal Drought Aid in California
Agricultural land near Adin, a small town in Modoc County, is irrigated in July 2019. The USDA declared a natural disaster in California due to the drought, which means farms become eligible for loans. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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Stop if you’ve heard this before: California is in the grip of a severe drought. Again.
Now the federal government is stepping in to help.
To assist California, which is the nation’s largest food supplier, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently declared a drought disaster for 50 counties. That makes growers throughout the state who have been struggling with parched conditions eligible to seek federal loans.
Catholics mobilize to help evacuees from La Soufrière volcano cruxnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cruxnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Catholics mobilize to help evacuees from Caribbean volcano
Ash and smoke billow as the La Soufrière volcano erupts as seen from Kingstown April 9, 2021, on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (CNS photo/Robertson S. Henry, Reuters)
By Laura Ann Phillips • Catholic News Service • Posted April 13, 2021
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) Despite COVID-19 restrictions and various challenges posed by continuous volcanic eruptions and ashfall on St. Vincent and the Grenadines and neighboring islands, dioceses in the West Indies have rallied to the aid of those affected by La Soufrière volcano.
“There is an immediate response with the things they need most,” said Archbishop Jason Gordon of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 10. “Once we get that done, then we start working with them to consider the scale of the problem and what kind of response will be needed.”
Local Legislators Request Gov. Newsom Declare Water Crisis Posted by: SNO Staff April 8, 2021
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Bipartisan Coalition of Valley Legislators Request Governor Newsom Declare Water Crisis a Statewide Emergency
SACRAMENTO – Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) and Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), along with a bipartisan group of Valley legislators, are requesting Governor Gavin Newsom address the abysmal water allocation crisis for Valley food producers. The request comes after the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced a slim five-percent water allocation for farmers and growers on National Agriculture Day.
In March of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers in the agricultural industry stepped up to keep food on the table for the state and nation. The pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of California’s food supply chain and highlighted the importance of food and water s
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