DES MOINES (AP) — Farmers and ranchers in southern Iowa’s Davis County who’ve suffered losses and damages from recent drought may now be eligible for federal emergency loans.
The news comes Tuesday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Davis County has been designated as a primary natural disaster area.
Producers in the contiguous counties of Appanoose, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Buren and Wapello in Iowa, along with a couple in Missouri, also are eligible to apply for emergency loans.
Producers have until April 1 to apply for emergency loans to help cover part of their actual losses.