The designation makes all qualified farm operators in designated and contiguous areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the USDA Farm Service Agency. Farmers have eight months from the date of declaration to apply for loans to help cover their actual losses. More information will be available from local USDA Service Centers.
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Klamath Falls Herald and News
May 3, 2010
Klamath declared disaster
area
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has designated Klamath
County as a primary natural disaster
area due to ongoing drought conditions.
The declaration makes available drought
assistance to farmers and ranchers in
Klamath, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson,
Lake and Lane counties in Oregon, as
well as Modoc and Siskiyou counties in
California, according to a press
release.
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