(ST. PAUL, MN) – Governor Tim Walz announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated primary agricultural disasters in parts of Minnesota due to extreme drought conditions for more than eight consecutive weeks during the 2020 growing season.
Farmers in Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock counties are now eligible to apply for emergency loans through the USDA Farm Service Agency. Farmers in adjacent states, including 16 Iowa counties and three South Dakota counties, are also eligible to apply for disaster relief.
Additional information on USDA’s disaster assistance program, including county lists and maps, can be found online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
(Courtesy Community First Broadcasting station KKOJ in Jackson, Mn.)
