What is the farmers’ attitude towards Obama’s aid package? [originaltext] Pre

President Obama is touring drought-stricken parts of California this evening. He’s also announcing a 160-million-dollar aid package for farmers. The financial assistance includes 100 million dollars in livestock disaster aid and another 60 million dollars to bolster food banks. Farmers are welcoming the aid, but say much more needs to be done to address the state’s ongoing water problems. The president is also saying he’ll ask Congress to fund a one-billion-dollar program aimed at addressing issues of climate change. The plan to be included in the budget he’ll send to Congress next month would pay for the new technologies to help communities deal with the wider effects of the climate change.