Farmers in all but one Georgia county can apply for federal disaster loans. The Farm Service Agency approved the disaster designation for 158 Georgia counties.
An April freeze hit Georgia farmers across the state hard … ultimately inflicting $258 million dollars worth of damage to Georgia crops. Blueberries took the heaviest blow … losing 86% of their normal value. Georgia lost 78% worth of pecans … and 29% in peaches.
Only farmers in Clay County are not eligible for federal loans.
An April freeze hit Georgia farmers across the state hard … ultimately inflicting $258 million dollars worth of damage to Georgia crops. Blueberries took the heaviest blow … losing 86% of their normal value. Georgia lost 78% worth of pecans … and 29% in peaches.
Only farmers in Clay County are not eligible for federal loans.
