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USA - Tama County is among 44 in the state declared drought disaster areas

19.12.2013 282 views

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 44 counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

Tama County along with Marshall, Poweshiek and Jasper in central Iowa are among those listed.

In addition, counties including Benton, Black Hawk and Grundy which are contiguous also are named as qualified for aid.

All counties listed were designated natural disaster areas on Dec. 11, 2013, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.

Source - http://www.tamatoledonews.com/

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