Ag Disaster Counties Designated
February 18, 2005
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated counties in California, Georgia, Idaho, New York and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas.
The designations were announced due to a number of acts which include but are not limited to: tropical storms, hurricanes, drought, rain, hail, floods, freezing and insect damage.
Qualified farmer operators in these counties are eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency and have eight months from the date of declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses.
A map indicating the designated counties can be accessed at: http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/fsa.asp.
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