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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack designated 17 Mississippi counties as a primary natural disaster area linked to recent flooding issues this summer.

Calculations -- To begin Farm Bureau economists compiled a list of states impacted by weather events in 2020 that would have qualified for Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus. All D3 or D4 droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires were included. Affected states were selected using the National Drought Mitigation Center’s U.S. Drought Monitor and FEMA’s presidential disaster list. States that had any form of D3 or D4 drought were automatically included in the analysis. States that suffered one or more of the weather events that qualify for Wildfire and Hurricane Indemni...

Dodge City Daily Globe With the winter storms that blanketed across the country in recent weeks causing power outages and frozen water lines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is offering assistance to Kansas farmers and livestock producers to help in recovery efforts. According to the USDA, ag producers can contact their local service centers for program information. “These recent winter storms have taken their toll on farmers and ranchers in Kansas,” said acting state executive director for USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Kansas Charles Pettijohn. “We stand with our prod...

USDA Designates 17 New York Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Genesee Local Offers These natural disaster designations allow FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters. 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 the refinance of certain debts. Freeze and Frost – April – June 2020 Producers in Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Cortland, Niagara, Ontario, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins and Wayne counties ...