The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 47 Arkansas counties, including Logan County, as disaster areas, making farmers and ranchers eligible for financial aid to recover from last summer’s drought, members of the state’s congressional delegation announced last Thursday.

Under the designation, Arkansas producers will be eligible to apply for assistance from the Farm Service Agency for up to eight months. Assistance will include FSA Emergency Loans, which provide funding to replace or restore property, pay production costs and essential living expenses, reorganize farming operations or refinance certain debts.

Producers should contact their local FSA offices for more information.

Source: Paris Express – County declared drought disaster