USDA Designates 23 Counties in Arkansas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States (Missouri, Tennessee)

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WASHINGTON, May 26, 2017 — In response to a request from Clayton Parr, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 23 counties in Arkansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, hail, high winds and lightning that occurred from April 1, 2017, and continues. Continue reading at USDA Designates Counties in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee as Disaster Areas.