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Feds to Buy $170M in Food From Farmers

Purchases for food banks to get quick cash to farmers

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 13, 2012 4:08 AM CDT | Updated Aug 13, 2012 4:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – With American farms suffering from an ongoing and brutal drought, President Obama will today announce a plan to buy $170 million in pork, lamb, chicken, and catfish to help beleaguered farmers by providing immediate cash, reports Reuters. The announcement will be made at a campaign...   Read full story »

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