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Published: June 28, 2008
Many hoping visit will speed up relief
Climatologists and survivors see comparison to Dust Bowl.
By John David Sutter
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Terry Peach is planning a visit to the drought-stricken Oklahoma Panhandle next week.

The move is seen as a big deal by conservation officials in Cimarron County , who say the plight of local farmers and ranchers — who face failing wheat crops and who are selling off all of their cattle — has been largely ignored by state government.

"It has helped people emotionally know...

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