Some Missouri farmers and ranchers affected by the the state’s ongoing drought are now eligible for emergency loans, according to a University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group press release.
Thirty-one Missouri counties are among almost 600 counties across the U.S. that have been designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat. Farm operators in these counties are eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA.
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