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Additional 218 Counties Named Disaster Areas; Crop Insurance Deadline Extended
An additional 218 counties in 12 states have been named a primary natural disaster area due to the drought. The worsening drought has caused many producers to suffer, prompting Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to expand emergency haying and grazing on … Continue reading
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Additional 76 Counties Named Disaster Areas Due to Drought
An additional 76 counties in six states have been named a primary natural disaster area as the drought situation continues to worsen. For the 2012 crop year, 1,234 counties have been declared a disaster area by USDA due to the … Continue reading
USDA Bends Rules on Conservation Programs to Help Farmers, Livestock Producers Weather Drought
USDA announced additional steps to assist farmers and livestock producers suffering from one of the worst droughts seen in more than 70 years. During a media conference today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced changes to several conservation programs that will … Continue reading
USDA Officials Find Drought Tour ‘Sobering’
Agriculture officials toured the scorched farmlands of Indiana this week to view the devastation and show support to farmers. Farm and Foreign Agriculture Service Undersecretary Michael Scuse and Indiana FSA Executive Director Julia Wickard said what they saw was sobering … Continue reading
Additional 39 Counties in 8 States Declared Disaster Areas Due to Drought
Another 39 counties in eight states have been named primary natural disaster areas by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack due to drought. Last week, Vilsack announced a new process for declaring disaster areas, which fast-tracked 1,016 counties across the country into … Continue reading
New Designation Process Fast-Tracks Thousands of Counties into Disaster Status
More than 1,000 counties across the United States will be labeled as primary natural disaster areas as of tomorrow, July 12, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, making this the largest single disaster announcement in USDA history. During a media … Continue reading
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Change in Disaster Process Provides Faster Service, Lower Interest Rates
Farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters can now receive faster and less burdensome assistance from the U.S. Department Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today improvements to the Secretarial disaster designation process that will reduce wait time by 40 … Continue reading
