Berks included in natural disaster drought area designation

Loan relief available for drought-affected farmers in Montgomery and surrounding counties after USDA declares natural disaster

The designation allows the USDA to extend emergency credit to farmers recovering from natural disasters.

Berks included in natural disaster drought area designation

The U.S. The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s designation of Montgomery County as a natural disaster area because of drought conditions also includes Berks County. Under the designation, the agency is extending much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans, officials said in a release. They said emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs, including the replaceme…

USDA Designates Golden Valley County, ND as Natural Disaster Area Five Contiguous Counties, Including Fallon and Wibaux Counties in Montana, Also Eligible for Assistance

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a...