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05-18-2011, 04:30 PM
After six months of intense drought conditions, it has rained in Santiago Rodriguez. This week's rains are beginning to revive the cattle farms where hundreds of animals were lost along with millions of pesos, because of a lack of feed. According to a report in today's Listin Diario, while rains fell in Santiago Rodriguez, other areas of the northwest region are still waiting for relief. A representative of cattle ranchers in the region said that at last the rains bring the hope that things will improve. The National Milk Industry Council (Conaleche) has announced plans to develop over 1000 hectares of grasslands to provide feed for cattle in the area. The Ministry of Agriculture, Conaleche and private farmers will covered the cost in a joint initiative. Conaleche spokesman Guarionex Gell said that local farmers would have to deal with seasonal droughts much like farmers in temperate regions have to deal with long winters. Government agencies and cattle ranchers associations have distributed 350 tons of citrus pulp, 19,100 bales of hay, and 150 quintals of molasses to feed the farm animals.
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