LAS VEGAS (AP) – Federal officials have designated portions of 11 drought-ridden western and central states as primary natural disaster areas, highlighting the financial strain the lack of rain is ...

The U.S. The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s designation of Montgomery County as a natural disaster area because of drought conditions also includes Berks County. Under the designation ...

The USDA declared a drought disaster in eight southeast Washington counties, making producers there eligible for Farm Service Agency emergency loans. Asotin, Garfield and Whitman counties were ...

The Wiregrass, along with other counties across south and central Alabama, has been declared a primary natural disaster area ...

It’s the largest portion of the $21 billion in disaster aid approved by Congress at the end of 2024. And this week, USDA announced farmers will be able to start signing up for $16 billion in disaster ...

The 19 primary Alabama counties included in the disaster designation are Barbour, Bibb, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Escambia, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Monroe, ...

Cooke County is among 86 counties in Texas to be designated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a Primary Natural Disaster Area for Drought. This designation allows the USDA Farm Service ...

PHOENIX — Natural disasters are having a significant impact on the nation's food supply, as farmers lose millions of dollars in crops each year due to Mother Nature's force. In Arizona, the expected ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding South Carolina small businesses and private nonprofit organizations that relief remains available for those affected by drought ...

The driest spring on record has taken a striking toll on the North Coast's pastures and hayfields, with more than $22 million in losses from drought and freeze reported. Requests for disaster aid from ...