BY DONNA BAIN
Staff Writer
Rick Pate, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, announced recently that USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has designated 19 Alabama counties as natural disaster areas because of the recent drought.
Commissioner Pate said that farmers have been affected by the drought. Many cattle producers were unable to harvest enough hay for the winter, which resulted in them having to supply supplemental feed.
The counties of Barbour, Bibb, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Monroe, Pickens, Pike, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa are included in the disaster designation.
This disaster designation means that farm owners in these areas may be considered for Farm Service Agency emergency loan assistance.
Farmers interested in this opportunity should visit https://www.fsa.usda.go v/programs-and-ser- vices/farm-loan- progams.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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