"We'll have to wait until 2011, but this is a first punch and a first step for people to get involved," said Ignacio Bastanchuri, president of the Navarro rural society branch.
Navarro farmers still have until July, but even if they do decide to plant wheat, production may be further hit by lower spending on fertilizers and other agrochemicals.
"If the weather improves a bit, people are going to sow, but they're going to cut costs," said Rodolfo Bonnin, who runs a small ranch with his wife, Estela Natalini. They dedicate part of their land to crops to make up for losses from the cattle.
Natalini, whose family has reared cattle near Navarro for three generations, said times have never been harder.
"I'm producing food, but we get no help at all," she said in her modest farm house kitchen. "It's very upsetting."
I'll be casting my vote at the polls this Sunday! If you are a foreigner in Buenos Aires ...you might have the right to vote, as well.
IMAS can help you in this regard and many others. Reach out and get some help ...reach out and help someone with your area of expertise, too.
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