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USDA declares agriculture disaster in Illinois

The USDA has declared an agriculture disaster in all 102 Illinois counties.

The Secretarial Disaster Declaration will provide federal resources including low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency, to help farmers recovering from extreme weather earlier this year.

The declaration was announced Thursday in response to a request from Governor J.B. Pritzker in early July.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert applauds the decision and says, “We extend our sincere thanks to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan for their fight to get the declaration approved. We are also grateful to the USDA for their recognition of Illinois farmers’ trying times, and to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for his continued support.”