Farmers in more than two dozen Iowa counties have been approved for assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) following severe weather in April and May. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack notified Gov. Kim Reynolds that Iowa meets the requirements for a Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification (APLN), which makes available federal emergency loan assistance for farmers who suffered physical loss during the particularly damaging spring storm season so far. The aid is available to farmers in 29 counties, including Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, and Shelby Counties in the immediate area. Reynolds says, “I want to thank Secretary Vilsack for approving this much-needed federal disaster assistance for Iowa’s farmers whose property was damaged due to severe weather last month. This opens up federal loans and other emergency assistance programs that will help our farmers recover from their losses.” More information on the FSA APLN program is expected this week. A complete list of approved counties is included with this story on our website.
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Counties Included: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Fremont, Harrison, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, and Wayne
