Gov. Scott Walker today requested two federal agricultural disaster declarations for Wisconsin to help farmers that sustained losses this spring and summer as a result of extreme weather conditions that impacted fruit trees and the maple syrup collection.Scott Walker, who says that government isn't the solution, and tried to refuse stimulus funds as Milwaukee County Executive, is now asking the federal government for help. He's asking for help from he feds because of the effects of global climate change, which he denies even exists.
"Agriculture is the backbone of Wisconsin's economy and many farmers are hurting as a result of unseasonable weather over the last year," Walker said. "The hot conditions in March followed by a cold, wet April damaged many crops including Door County cherries and northern Wisconsin's maple syrup harvest."
Walker requested the Secretary Disaster Declarations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The first request is for the entire state for the anticipated fruit tree losses. The extreme weather this spring impacted Wisconsin's fruit trees including apples and cherries. Unseasonably warm temperatures in March caused many trees and vines to flower early, but frost conditions in April killed many fruit buds. Agriculture officials estimate statewide losses could potentially be as high as 80 percent.
In addition, state agriculture officials report that the maple syrup losses were greater than 30 percent this spring as a result of the early warm weather in March followed by a cold April. The counties listed in the request for maple syrup losses are Barron, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Pierce, Polk, St Croix, Shawano and Vilas.
Walker made the requests based on information provided by the State Emergency Board. The requests, if successful, could help Wisconsin farmers qualify for federal assistance.
And the corporate media and squawk radio listeners keep eating this slop up without even once recognizing the hypocrisy of it all.
The Journal is dangerous. Wish we could get a real paper. I'd love to see Lisa Kaiser run a daily.
ReplyDeleteAnd have Lisa hire me for her daily paper.
DeleteThat is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis is also why I bet our local farmers supported Walker for the last election.
Or, maybe Harsdorf and her "family farm" were able to shake the public out of some more money? (did I just say that?)
But, what can you do?
Republican Governors at the state level spend more than their Democrat counterparts.
I think any governor would ask for relief. That is actually the normal thing to do, to try to get resources for your state. What is strange is the turning down of federal grants when we all are paying federal taxes. Our tax money keeps going to other states. It's like our state government is in cahoots with Michigan and they are getting what should be coming to us.
DeleteTrue. I would think any amount of Federal aid would be a thing everybody would want to grab as much of as possible.
DeleteI would rather get that money back into our state, than see what my fellow states people pay go somewhere else. For sure.
But, isn't as the old saying goes something like, like the mighty Mississippi, all the money flows south?
But, Walker should not be asking for any Federal aid, PERIOD. After turning down several different program funds, PLUS seemingly purposefully mismanaging a few others which did (or may) result in less (or none) Federal funding, Governor Walker should NEVER ask the Federal Government for anything. PERIOD.
(Pet projects for his "friends," is all that a mighty approval, anyway.)
Of course, our leader seems to like modeling the likes of the deep southern leadership. The likes of states which have deep-rooted hate of the Federal Government, which fly the confederate flag like they have for generations.
These are the states which have leadership that simply "hate," and yet, when trouble rears its ugly head, these self-reliant right-to-work independent states have leaders that are the first to ask for some money from Uncle Sugar Sam.
And they get it.
But, where is the TEA party, crying afoul of our leader Walker daring to ask for money to add to our national debt? Where is Palin and the bus loads of rallies?
I have so had it with walker! Let's see, he's refusing to uphold the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling, however; he's requesting a "FEDERAL agricultural disaster declaration" for Wisconsin farmers. I've got news for you scotty, use the $$$$ in your legal defense fund and whatever remains of the $32 million of your campaign dollars to help out those framers!
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