Farmers May Qualify for Emergency Loans Regarding April Blizzard
Friday, June 8th, 2018 -- 10:27 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Governor Scott Walker announced that farmers in 52 Wisconsin counties may qualify for emergency loans from the USDA to help with losses sustained in the mid-April blizzard.The disaster designation by the Farm Service Agency means that low-interest emergency loans are available to farmers who had severe physical losses from snow and high winds during the April 13-15 storm. Counties included in the disaster designation are: Barron, Brown, Burnett, Door, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jackson, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Marinette, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Polk, Portage, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, Trempealeau, Washburn, Waupaca and Wood.
Meanwhile, eligible farmers in counties bordering the disaster counties may also receive loans. They include here in Clark County, Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Columbia, Dodge, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Juneau, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Pepin, Pierce, Price, St. Croix, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Washington, Waushara and Winnebago Counties. Farmers have eight months to contact their local FSA office to apply for the loans.
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