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

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 ...

Entities in York County can now apply for low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration, while eligibility has ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued natural disaster designations for much of Maine following months of severe drought, opening the door for farmers and other producers to apply for federal ...

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, ...

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 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Due to a drought, 20 Alabama counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas, according to Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Rick Pate. The ...

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 ...