What Senator Tom Harkin calls “an economic disaster in agriculture” stillhasn’t gotten the Congressional attention he thinks it deserves. The Iowademocrat says the situation continues to worsen day-by-day, especially inthe Hawkeye State.Harkin says the emergency relief package for farmers he’s working on withSenate democrats is approaching ten-billion dollars. He says existinglegislation also needs attention.Harkin says he’ll offer his emergency ag amendment to the spending billtoday or tomorrow.
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