Just a couple of weeks ago, we had the Department of Agriculture trying to talk its staff into having a "Meatless Monday" - for health reasons. This ticked off the cattle farmers and the Administration quickly forced the DoA to scrap the plan. And now...
This story gives me a mental image of a frantic O'bummer, running around the White House, flapping his arms and quacking like a duck. I'm not sure exactly why.
Bloomberg News
Obama Announces Meat Purchase to Help Farmers
By Alan Bjerga and Margaret Talev on August 13, 2012
President Barack Obama, campaigning in Iowa today, announced $170 million in government meat purchases to help farmers struck by drought, helping to send hog prices to a one-week high.
The purchase of as much as $100 million of pork, $50 million of chicken, and $10 million each of lamb and catfish come on top of $30 million in assistance announced last week. Farmers and ranchers are struggling with the worst combination of heat and dryness since the 1950s, the administration said.
More: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-13/obama-to-urge-agriculture-bill-as-usda-buys-170-million-of-meat
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