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Illinois governor requests federal ag disaster declaration

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is urging US ag secretary Sonny Perdue to declare a secretarial disaster declaration for Illinois farmers.

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency recently hosted a State Emergency Board meeting that recommended all 102 Illinois counties be declared an agriculture disaster because of winter snow melt and excessive rain resulting in flooded rivers and saturated soil.

The declaration would grant farmers and agri-businesses access to federal resources and aid after a challenging planting season.

The request must be reviewed by USDA staff before it can be ratified by Perdue.

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