USDA Says 45 Mississippi Counties Have Been Affected by Drought

USDA Declares Drought Disaster for Oklahoma and Surrounding States, Opening Emergency Loan Access - Oklahoma Farm Report

Agricultural producers across Oklahoma and four neighboring states are now eligible for federal assistance following a Secretarial natural disaster designation by the United States Department of Agriculture. This designation triggers the availability of emergency credit through the Farm Service Agency for producers grappling with the impacts of severe and extreme drought. Emergency Loan Provisions The

USDA Designates 126 Georgia Counties as Natural Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON — 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 farming operation, or to refinance cer…

USDA says 45 Mississippi counties have been affected by drought

A Secretarial disaster designated by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins makes farm operators in the affected counties eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency emergency loan assistance.

USDA says 45 Mississippi counties have been affected by drought - Mississippi Monitor

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune   Crop rows on Mississippi farm (Photo from Shutterstock)   The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently notified Governor Tate Reeves (R) that 21 counties in Mississippi have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to recent drought conditions. Another 24 counties were listed among contiguous counties impacted by the disaster. Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson shared th…