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USDA designates hundreds of counties and parishes across the US as crop disaster areas
Major losses and damages caused by multiple disasters including drought and deluge, frost and freeze, excessive snow and extreme rainfall, as well as other extreme climate and weather events, and two Hurricanes Maria and Irma have prompted USDA to declare crop disasters in at least 287 counties, parishes and territories across 22 states and the Virgin Islands.
Those states are Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, and the Virgin Islands.
The Disaster Designations:
Release No. 0132.17 [Oct. 17, 2017]
USDA has designated three territories in the Virgin Islands as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by multiple disasters that occurred during Hurricanes Irma and Maria that occurred during the 2017 crop year.
- Designation Number 1 – St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands have been designated as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by Hurricane Irma that occurred during Sept. 6, 2017 through Sept. 7, 2017.
- Designation Number 2 – St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands have been designated as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by Hurricane Maria that occurred during Sept. 19, 2017.
Release No. 0125.17
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated two counties in Delaware and four counties in Maryland as crop disasters areas due to losses caused by excessive rainfall that occurred from July 28, 2017, through Sept. 21, 2017.
Release No. 0131.17
USDA has designated 24 counties in South Carolina, 4 counties in Georgia, and 5 counties in North Carolina as crop disasters areas due to losses and damages caused by frost and freeze that occurred from March 4, 2017 through March 17, 2017.
Release No. 0124.17
USDA has designated 7 counties in California as crop disasters areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain that occurred from Oct. 1, 2016 through May 1, 2017.
Release No. 0126.17
USDA has designated 44 counties in Florida as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by Hurricane Irma that occurred from Sept. 9, 2017 through Sept. 12, 2017.
Release No. 0127.17
USDA has designated 4 counties in Idaho, 2 in Montana, and 2 in Washington as crop disaster areas area due to losses caused by a recent drought.
Release No. 0130.17
USDA has designated 7 counties in Oregon as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive snow, freeze, frost, excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Dec. 8, 2016 through Feb. 25, 2017.
Release No. 0129.17
USDA has designated 4 counties in Montana as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Release No. 0128.17 [Oct. 17, 2017]
USDA has designated 12 counties in Iowa, and 2 in Missouri as crop disaster areas due to a recent drought.
Release No. 0114.17 [Oct. 3, 2017]
USDA has designated five counties in North Dakota as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Release No. 0113.17
USDA has designated 7 counties in Montana as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Release No. 0112.17
USDA has designated 59 counties in Mississippi, 4 counties in Alabama and 10 parishes in Louisiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by extreme rainfall, flooding and flash flooding that occurred from April 1, 2017, and continues.
Release No. 0115.17
USDA has designated 7 counties in Wisconsin as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by heavy rains that occurred from June 14, 2017, through July 14, 2017.
Release No. 0111.17 [Oct. 3, 2017]
USDA has designated 11 counties in Iowa and 2 counties in Missouri as crop disaster areas due to a recent drought.
Release No. 0109.17 [Sept. 18, 2017]
USDA has designated 10 counties in South Dakota and 2 counties in Nebraska as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
Release No. 0108.17
USDA has designated multiple counties in Ohio as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain and flooding during the 2017 crop year.
- Designation Number 1: USDA has designated 8 counties in Ohio as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from July 7, 2017, through July 14, 2017.
- Designation Number 2: USDA has designated 6 counties in Ohio, and 2 counties in Indiana as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from May 25, 2017, through July 15, 2017.
Release No. 0107.17 [Sept. 18, 2017]
USDA has designated 18 counties in Montana as crop disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.
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