With a drought raging throughout Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday requested federal disaster relief for 23 counties across the state.
The action comes a day after Walker for all 72 counties, citing a “risk of major economic losses, especially in agriculture.”
Under Thursday’s new designation, farmers could apply for emergency loans through the federal Farm Service Agency to aid in their struggles against the ongoing dry conditions.
"Agriculture is the backbone of Wisconsin's economy. The extreme drought conditions across much of the state had a major effect on our farming community," said Walker in a statement. "The recent rainfall in some areas is not nearly enough to make up for the weeks of dry weather combined with heat and humidity. We need to do everything we can to expedite the process.”
The U.S. Drought Monitor identifies 23 Wisconsin counties suffering from extreme drought, meaning crops like corn and soybeans are affected. They are:
Adams, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.
Walker says more counties could be added to the list as dry conditions persist, and state officials will continue to monitor the forecast so farmers get the assistance they need.
The state’s severely arid conditions are only adding to the nation’s record-breaking dry spell. Areas larger than the state of Montana went into severe drought conditions over the past week, meaning more than 40 percent of continental U.S. is now in a “severe” drought or worse, according to The Weather Channel.
But with thunderstorms sweeping over southeastern Wisconsin on Wednesday, powerful enough to , how much rain is needed? According to Jeffrey Craven of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we would need 12 to 16 inches of rain over three months to get the region back to normal precipitation.
WHEN did I ask for your sources? and WHEN did you provide any? We both cited anecdotal evidence, you with your “large number of actual layoffs (I know quite a few of these personally)”, and my self with my two very reliable sources in State government. Even at the height of the collective bargaining debate, when it looked like the fleeing 14 would not return in time to avoid layoffs, the WORST case scenario would have been 1,500 state workers laid off, not 18,000. ( http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_551d34c2-3e8f-11e0-8f91-001cc4c03286.html ) (this is what’s known as a source) The proper form of the debate would be for you to provide a reputable source for the “18,000 laid-off workers”. So I am going to give you that chance. If you have indeed cited sources in the past to support your claim of 18,000 laid-off state employees, cite them again, right here, right below my post. I suspect I know the source of your claim, and I eagerly relish the opportunity to rip it apart. Post your source, otherwise I will have to file your ludicrous claim with Deficits=Debt and Governor Walker had a top secret, hush-hush meeting with the Koch Brothers
CenterPoint 360, W. Preston Baldwin - Chairman Altria Group, Daniel Smith American Bail Coalition, William Carmichael, Jerry Watson AT&T, William Leahy Bayer Corp., Sandy Oliver Coca-Cola Refreshments, Gene Rackley (Coke announced on April 4, 2012, that it had “elected to discontinue its membership with” ALEC. Diageo, Kenneth Lane Energy Future Holdings, Sano Blocker ExxonMobil Corporation, Randall Smith GlaxoSmithKline, John Del Giorno Intuit, Inc., Bernie McKay. Member of ALEC's Communications and Technology Task Force [3] (Intuit told the CMD April 5, 2012 that it had declined to renew ALEC membership[4]) See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more. Johnson & Johnson, Don Bohn (J&J announced it would "suspend" its ALEC membership June 12, 2012[5]) Koch Companies Public Sector, Mike Morgan Kraft Foods, Inc., Derek Crawford (Kraft announced it would leave ALEC April 5, 2012[6]) See Corporations Which Have Cut Ties to ALEC for more. Peabody Energy, Kelly Mader Pfizer Inc., Michael Hubert PhRMA, Jeff Bond Do you know what the bail bond folks want? Privatized Prisons. and stopping lawyers from successfully defending the suspects.
Coca-Cola Company: Gave a statement to the Washington Examiner on April 4th stating that it had "elected to discontinue its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council" Pepsi: Informed Color of Change in a letter dated January 25th that they would not renew their membership in ALEC in 2012.[2] Kraft: Announced in an email on April 6th that "Our membership in ALEC expires this spring and for a number of reasons...we have made the decision not to renew." Intuit: Told the Center for Media and Democracy on April 6th that they did not renew their membership when it expired in 2011. McDonald's: Initially defended its membership in ALEC [5] Announced on April 10th that they had made the decision to withdraw from ALEC at the end of March. Wendy's: Sent an email to the Center for Media and Democracy on April 11th confirming that it is no longer a member of ALEC Mars: Sent an email to Color of Change on April 12th, stating that they had ended their membership with ALEC There are dozens more.
All your going to do ,is go through the returns and point out the discrepancies in the returns with what we have been telling you. Oh, my lady, your husband is running for POTUS for God's sakes, not dog catcher.
Your sarcasm is as wanting as your opinions.
Republicans refused to let the measure reach a final vote, saying that Democrats were playing politics and shutting them out from offering amendments, despite the fact that several GOP-authored provisions are already in the bill. Republicans also objected to $1.5 billion in aid to farmers. Democrats dropped that provision at the last minute, but Republicans were unswayed. I see here, an obstructionist move based on a weak argument. The DEMs drop the farm aid, still no deal. This is not a good use of one of the tools as you suggest.
Speaking of facts, I'm still waiting for you to provide those citations concerning the Ryan Path/budget. I'm also still waiting for your citations to the tax breaks you've asserted Georgia Pacific and Diane Hendricks received outside the new job creation tax break program from the Walker administration. As you always research the 'facts' before perpetuating them, I'm wondering why it's taking you so long to provide the pertinent citations, as you obviously must have visited such websites in the past, right?
I'll take Obama for a $200 donation Alex.
Hey Sherlock, I know who supports the Right and I know who supports the left. Having support is all part of the system, get over it already.
Tax returns are nothing more than the 2012 version of the Democrats 2004 military service issue. Democrats never can run on THEIR record.
Hey there's that Koch ghost again.
Hey William, The Democrat's uber rich pals made out pretty good too. And they still are.
Is your last name Eib or Clinton? Derrr, I guess that would depend on the definition of the word "a".
Is this the type of template that you villify? http://www.progressivestates.org/sync/pdfs/EDR%20model%20legislation%20revised%204-09.pdf I really don't care where a legislator gets verbage, they are completely responsible for what they present. With the exception of the ACA, "we'll find out what is in that after we pass it". Now there is some good government.