According to Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) office, new federal assistance is available for Ohio farmers and agricultural producers who experienced crop or production loss due to severe weather from February 2 to July 31, 2011.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined a primary disaster designation for 49 counties due to excessive rain, flash flooding, high winds, excessive heat and tornadoes. In addition to the 49 primary counties, another 38 Ohio counties have been designated as contiguous disaster counties.
These primary and contiguous counties are now eligible to be considered for assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) for emergency loans (EM) and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. Farmers in the 87 counties have eight months from the date of disaster declaration to apply for emergency loan assistance. For more information, contact your local FSA office or click here to visit FSA’s disaster assistance program website.