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KAINE ANNOUNCES FEDERAL DISASTER DESIGNATIONS FOR ELEVEN VIRGINIA COUNTIES Posted by wintergreenwebmaster
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| RICHMOND—Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture has designated Amelia, Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Louisa, Nelson, Nottoway, Pittsylvania and Prince Edward counties primary natural disaster areas because of reductions in farm production caused by drought and excessive heat that occurred this calendar year.
These disaster designations make farmers eligible for low-interest loans and any supplemental relief that might be provided by Congress in the future.
“The low-interest loans farmers in these counties are now eligible to apply for could provide much needed assistance,” Governor Kaine said. “We anticipate that the USDA will soon respond to the many additional requests for disaster designation.”
Farmers in the independent cities of Bedford, Danville, Lynchburg and Petersburg as well as in these adjacent counties have received contiguous disaster status and also may be eligible for federal assistance:
Albemarle
Charlotte
Greensville
Powhatan
Appomattox
Chesterfield
Hanover
Prince George
Augusta
Cumberland
Henry
Roanoke
Botetourt
Fluvanna
Lunenburg
Rockbridge
Brunswick
Franklin
Mecklenburg
Spotsylvania
Buckingham
Goochland
Orange
Sussex
Disaster declarations make farm operators in primary and contiguous areas eligible to be considered for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provided they meet certain eligibility requirements. This assistance includes FSA emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. FSA will consider each application on its own merits by taking into account the extent of the losses, security available and repayment ability. Local FSA offices can provide affected farmers with additional information.
Requests for primary federal drought disaster designations are currently pending for these 18 counties:
Albemarle
Fluvanna
Henry
Rockbridge
Buckingham
Franklin
Isle of Wight
Scott
Brunswick
Goochland
Lunenburg
Surry
Caroline
Greene
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Hanover
Powhatan
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"Articles, News & Announcements" versus "News & Announcements from the Community"
Understanding the difference between our "Articles, News & Announcements" feature and "News & Announcements from the Community."
"News & Announcements from the Community" is intended to be an organized community "blog" which enables all registered users to submit and self approve for posting news and announcements on a variety of topics relevant to daily life in our local region. That feature is unmoderated, thus registered users have the flexible ability to post news and announcements relative to the topic. Submissions to that category will be "pruned" after a reasonable period of time. We will, upon request, create a new topic category or subcategory for use by any regional neighborhood or community based organization so that members of that group may readily find and post news of...
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Welcome to Wintergreen.Info
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Wintergreen and Nelson County FAQ Feature Launched!
We have launched our Wintergreen and Nelson County FAQ - a feature designed to enable users to ask and answer questions, to share their knowledge of Nelson County, Virginia and Wintergreen, and to create a knowledge base of frequently asked questions about Nelson County, Virginia. Visitors and residents are welcome and encouraged to submit questions. If you know the answer to a posted questions, please feel free to share your knowledge and submit an answer. If you believe a posted answer is wrong, or could be improved, please post a comment.
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