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Article: USDA DESIGNATES EIGHT NEW YORK COUNTIES AS PRIMARY NATURAL DISASTER AREA
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 16, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency has issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated eight New York counties as primary natural disaster areas.
Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe and Ontario counties in New York were designated as primary natural disaster areas because of losses caused by drought that occurred on May 1, 2007, and continuing.
Farm operators in the New York counties listed below also qualify for natural disaster benefits because their counties are contiguous.
Cattaraugus Oneida Seneca Wayne Herkimer Orleans St. Lawrence Wyoming Livingston Oswego Steuben Yates Niagara
In addition, farm operators in ...