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Governor Steve Beshear's Communications Office
Gov. Beshear Requests USDA Disaster Declaration on Behalf of Kentucky Farmers
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Steve Beshear today requested on behalf of Kentucky’s farm families a disaster declaration from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, as a result of severe storms and flooding that occurred this past weekend.
“Preliminary reports indicate that Kentucky farmers have lost crops, livestock and incurred damage to buildings and infrastructure,” said Gov. Beshear. “The severe storms and flooding have impacted all facets of Kentucky’s agricultural industry and assistance from the USDA is critical and necessary to offset resulting income losses.”
The widespread effect of the flooding is continuing to impact Kentuckians across the Commonwealth as rivers that have not yet crested continue to rise. The Governor’s written request is the necessary first step to initiate the process for a Secretarial Disaster Designation. This designation is necessary for several USDA disaster assistance programs to become available to farmers across the Commonwealth.
Information about USDA Disaster Assistance Programs and the Secretarial Disaster Designation process are available at www.fsa.usda.gov by clicking on the Disaster Assistance Program link in the left-hand column.
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