Thirteen Nebraska counties have been declared natural disaster areas due to ongoing drought with 31 counites classified at contiguous.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA), this designation allows farm operators in the primary and contiguous counties to be considered for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loan assistance.
The USDA said qualified producers can receive help with production and physical losses related to drought. These loans can be used to assist with production costs for the disaster year, essential family living expenses, reorganizing the farm operation or refinancing certain debts.
Farmers eligible have until December 1, 2023 to apply for emergency loans.
The primary counties include: Custer, Dawson, Gage, Garfield, Knox, Lancaster, Logan, McPherson, Saline, Seward, Sherman, Valley and York.
Source: nebraska.tv
Categories: Nebraska, General