McLean County Farm Bureau

USDA DECLARES ‘AGRICULTURE DISASTER’ IN ILLINOIS, OPENS WAY FOR AID

The rain deluge of 2019 has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare an agricultural disaster in all 102 Illinois counties, it was announced Thursday. The department had responded to a request from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on July 3 in the wake of statewide flooding produced by seven months of above-average rainfall. The federal declaration opens the way for farmers and agribusiness to tap resources such as low interest loans to help them recover. (Herald&Review)