USDA Declares Georgia a Disaster Area
Tony Potts
12-21-2008
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 146 of 159
Georgia counties a primary disaster area because of production
losses due to prolonged drought and high temperatures.
Gov. Sonny Perdue says Georgia farmers have `significant economic losses
due to the dry conditions in Georgia,` and he is pleased that
financial relief will be made available.
Twelve counties were named as contiguous disaster areas: Appling,
Atkinson, Bacon, Bulloch, Camden, Coffee, Glynn, Liberty, Long,
Terrell, Ware, and Wayne.
The only county not covered by either designation is McIntosh.
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