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Counties contiguous to Christian, Hancock,
McDonough, Sangamon and Washington counties are eligible for the
same assistance. The contiguous counties include: Adams, Cass,
Clinton, Fulton, Henderson, Jefferson, Logan, Macon, Macoupin,
Marion, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair,
Schuyler, Shelby and Warren.
“I want to thank Governor JB Pritzker for working with Secretary
Vilsack and the USDA to provide resources to producers impacted
by these damaging storms,” said Jerry Costello II, Illinois
Department of Agriculture Director. “I encourage affected
producers in declared counties to contact their local USDA
Service Center to confirm eligibility.”
A Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the USDA Farm
Service Agency to provide emergency loans to producers
recovering from natural disasters. Farmers in eligible counties
have eight months from the date of the Secretarial disaster
declaration to apply for emergency loans. Those eligible should
contact their local USDA Service Center to ask questions or file
a Notice of Loss.
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