Calloway farmers get drought assistance
Special to the Ledger
Calloway County farmers got a little relief from the heat.
Farmers in 17 counties are eligible for Federal disaster assistance, including low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) provided eligibility requirements are met.
On July 31, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns declared 95 Tennessee counties a disaster area due to damages and losses caused by extreme drought and high heat that occurred from May 1, 2007, and continuing.
As a result of the declaration, 17 Kentucky counties were named as contiguous counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA EM loan assistance pursuant to Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
Those counties included Allen, Bell, Calloway, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Logan, McCreary, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Wayne and Whitley.
EM loan applications for physical and production losses will be received through March 31, 2008, and applications pending on that date may be processed and completed.
Farmers interested in applying for assistance should contact their local FSA county office.
Story created Aug 07, 2007 - 11:00:45 EDT.
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