Late last week, the USDA designated Yakima County as a Primary Natural Disaster Area for Drought. The designation allows FSA to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from drought through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certa
FSA has designated half a dozen Washington counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. The designation allows for the FSA to send emergency credit through emergency loans to producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Okanagan and Skagit counties. According to the ...