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Forest Service cuts 5 percent of staff, engines due to sequestration
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As the hot and dry weather that comes with summer approaches, the U.S. Forest Service is being forced to cut 500 firefighters and 50 engines this year due to budget cuts.
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Senate boosts funding for meat, poultry inspection
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The amendment by Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas is aimed at preventing intermittent closures of meatpacking plants across the country that would be forced by automatic spending cuts that started to take effect this month.
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Sequestration 2013: USDA plans to furlough up to 34,000 employees
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The USDA says it will likely furlough 9,800 food safety and inspection workers for 11 days each to make up for $2 billion in budget cuts.
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Obama, Vilsack ask Congress for drought help
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The administration has declared drought disasters in one third of the counties in the country, making them eligible for assistance such as low interest loans.
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