Farmers in 31 Missouri Counties Eligible for Ag Emergency Loan Assistance

 

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has been notified of a Presidential disaster designation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for 31 Missouri counties.  The declaration designates qualified counties as natural disasters and eligible for physical and/or production loss loan assistance.  The counties included in the declaration are Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Howell, Madison, McDonald, Mississippi, New Madrid, Newton, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Stone, Taney and Wayne.  The contiguous counties eligible for assistance includes Christian, Dent, Douglas, Iron, Lawrence, Perry, St. Francois and Texas.

 

Notification of the loan assistance came from USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Acting State Executive Director Gerald Hrdina.  His letters informed the state Department of Agriculture that FSA emergency loan assistance was now available due the severe winter storm which occurred Jan. 26-31, 2009. 

 

For more information, contact your local FSA office or call the Missouri State FSA office at (573) 876-0980.

 

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