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      <title>Estimated Damage Caused To Louisiana Agriculture From Excessive Rains in 2009</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture's Presentation on Storm Damage</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Mike Strain toured the state to assess the Hurricane Gustav damage to agriculture. This presentation is a result of his tour and was presented to a joint Agriculture Task Force at Louisiana Farm Bureau on September 11, 2008. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>USDA-FSA Disaster Assistance Page</title>
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      <title>Sweet Potato Damage from Storms</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louisiana’s sweet potato harvest had not really begun before the storm – with only a few producers conducting any part of their harvest. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Pecan Damage from Storms</title>
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      <title>Crop Marketing Issues</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:08:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cotton Damage from Hurricanes</title>
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      <title>Forestry Damage from Storms</title>
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      <title>Preliminary estimates of losses in Louisiana agriculture, forestry and fisheries from Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Estimates of losses to Louisiana agriculture, forestry and fisheries resulting from Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike now place the totals as high as $950-plus million and climbing. The totals include up to $763 million in lost revenue to Louisiana farmers, ranchers, foresters and fishers, as well as another $175 million to $200 million in damage to the industries’ infrastructure – farm equipment, barns, processing facilities and so forth. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Soybean Damage from Storms</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Only a small percentage of the state’s soybean crop was harvested prior to Hurricane Gustav, and damage to the crop so far is estimated at more than $115 million or nearly 28 percent of this year’s anticipated value. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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