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Drought wilts crops as officials pray for rain
Reuters ^
| Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:43pm EDT
| Russ Blinch and K.T. Arasu
Posted on 07/18/2012 5:00:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:00:27 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Too late for the corn even if it does rain. And it looks like the soybeans will be wiped out, too.
To: Olog-hai
"I get on my knees everyday and I'm saying an extra prayer right now," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Vilsack is an extreme fringe leftist. This is the evil scum that gave Iowa felons the "right" to vote back in 2005. He's also a big supporter of the ethanol scam. I doubt seriously that he knows how to pray to the one true God.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. -- James 5:16
By definition, liberals simply aren't righteous. Period.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:14:37 PM PDT
by
re_nortex
(DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
To: Olog-hai
The government will help the farmers. But that won’t help the public when prices go through the roof.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:16:24 PM PDT
by
Terry Mross
( To kin and former friends: Do not attempt to contact me as long as you love obama.)
To: Olog-hai
STOP MAKING FUEL OUT OF FOOD, at least until the drought ends.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:17:42 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: chessplayer
My husband heard that they are chopping some of the corn
now just to salvage something.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:19:19 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: Olog-hai
So far this month we’ve had 0.06” of rain.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:21:00 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Venturer
I caught something on the news today that said despite the drought, this is expected to be the 3rd largest corn harvest ever.
Apparently its not feed corn.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:22:53 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: Olog-hai
.... Maybe this is "devine intervention"...drive the blood suckers to their knees.... The farm belt is on USDA life-support. Why or why are their subsidies?
If the crop cannot make a profit, then why should the general public subsidize the production?
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:23:30 PM PDT
by
pointsal
To: cripplecreek
10
posted on
07/18/2012 5:32:51 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Olog-hai
S Wisconsin t storms this evening
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:34:13 PM PDT
by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
To: cripplecreek
I am sure it’s probably the largest crop planted, not so sure about the harvest until the crops come in.
I do know here in Md, it is already burned up 3/4 of the way up the stalk and the ears aren’t filling out at all.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:39:02 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Olog-hai
officials pray for rain"
Don't these people know that's a violation of the Separation Claws?
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:45:48 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: Olog-hai
Corn in Michigan is wiped out. The beans may recover if those rain clouds would actually drop rain. Sigh. It looks like rain all ‘round, but nary a drop.
To: re_nortex
"
I doubt seriously that he (Vilsack)
knows how to pray to the one true God."
Pssst! He's praying to 0bama.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:50:08 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: Venturer
It’s variable here in NW Virginia. Looks good in some fields, but others are so sketchy that some of it just looks like tall grass.
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posted on
07/18/2012 5:53:02 PM PDT
by
palmer
(Jim, please bill me 50 cents for this completely useless post)
To: Olog-hai
I'm all for throwing some officials into the volcano to appease the gods.
/johnny
To: JRandomFreeper
Most sensible thing I’ve heard today
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posted on
07/18/2012 6:15:31 PM PDT
by
Dosa26
To: Olog-hai
So where have the hurricanes gone?
To: madison10
Pretty much whole state of Wiscomsin getting rain tonight hope it holds up into MI
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posted on
07/18/2012 6:28:44 PM PDT
by
UB355
(Slower traffic keep right)
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