The USDA has announced 60 Georgia counties a disaster area following excessive rainfall, flash floods, severe winds and tornadoes between March and July of 2009.
Based on assessment reports, the USDA saw enough damage to crops to qualify these counties as disaster areas. Eligible farmers can receives low-interest loans form the local Farm Service Agency office.
Effected counties include: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Calhoun, Candler, Chatham, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Houston, Jeff Davis, Lamar, Lanier, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pierce, Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell, Tift, Thomas, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Upson, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wilcox and Worth.
Contact Farm Plus today for low-rate farm loans! Farm Plus even works alongside government agencies like the FSA to help you get the loans you need. Call 866-929-5585 or visit our website for more information on farm loans.