Agriculture, Drought, and the Federal Response.

Provides overview of the 1988 drought and its impact on major agricultural regions. Addresses concerns regarding whether the drought conditions of 1988 will be repeated in 1989, and reviews legislative initiatives, USDA response, and ongoing Government assistance available for 1989 disasters. Provid...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Agriculture and state. Disaster relief. Droughts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of the 1988 drought and its impact on major agricultural regions. Addresses concerns regarding whether the drought conditions of 1988 will be repeated in 1989, and reviews legislative initiatives, USDA response, and ongoing Government assistance available for 1989 disasters. Provides USDA crop production estimates, discusses economic effects of the drought, reviews implementation of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988, and examines farm policy implications.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.