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Drought disaster declared in Haywood

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Haywood County has been declared a primary disaster area due to drought, making family farms eligible for federal assistance such as Farm Service Agency emergency loans.

Farmers in the six counties adjacent to Haywood may also qualify for assistance under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Those counties are Jackson, Swain, Madison, Transylvania, Buncombe and Henderson. 

Farmers have through July 17, 2017, to file an application for loans to cover physical and production losses and should contact their local Farm Service Agency for more information. 

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