Farmers have eight months to apply for the loans to help cover part of their actual losses.
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Local farmers eligible for loans
Siskiyou Daily News
January 19, 2010
Siskiyou County, Calif. - Pursuant to the
secretary of agriculture’s designation S2954 of an emergency in
the state of California made on Dec. 15, 2009, Siskiyou County
has been named eligible for USDA emergency farm loans because of
physical and production losses based on damages and losses
caused by drought, which occurred on Jan. 1, 2009, and
continuing.
Some of the eligibility requirements are as follows:
• Have suffered at least a 30 percent loss of normal production directly related to above-cited cause;
• Be able to repay the loan and any other loans;
• Be unable to obtain credit elsewhere;
• Have adequate security;
• Have multi-peril crop insurance, if available; and
• Meet other eligibility criteria.
All applicants must complete a certification of disaster losses, which reflects the exact date(s) nature of the designated disaster and how it caused the loss or damage. Crop insurance field reports may be a source for documenting losses directly related to the cited cause.
The authorization for Farm Service Agency (FSA) to accept Emergency loan applications under this authorization expires on Aug. 16. Applications should be filed with the FSA Service Center at 215 Executive Court, Suite C in Yreka.
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