Ag producers in two area counties can receive emergency credit for loans as the drought continues.
The US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has announced a natural disaster declaration so producers can meet various recovery needs connected to the ongoing drought, including replacing essential items like livestock or equipment, reorganizing a farm operation or refinancing certain debts.
The aid involves counties that were in severe drought for at least eight straight weeks during the growing season. It also involves counties in extreme or exceptional drought. Chase and Greenwood are listed as contiguous counties, meaning they are not the declaration’s primary counties but they still qualify for federal aid because they border the primary counties.
The application deadline is May 8, 2023.
More information is available at these links:
*Farmers.gov
*USDA Disaster Assistance Recovery Tool
*Farm Loan Discovery Tool
*USDA Disaster Assistance Programs
