{"id":2023108,"date":"2023-09-06T07:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-designates-july-flooding-a-disaster-in-vermont-making-farmers-eligible-for-emergency-loans\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T07:03:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:03:54","slug":"usda-designates-july-flooding-a-disaster-in-vermont-making-farmers-eligible-for-emergency-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-designates-july-flooding-a-disaster-in-vermont-making-farmers-eligible-for-emergency-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA declares Vermont&#8217;s July flooding a disaster, granting farmers access to emergency loans."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusda-designates-july-flooding-a-disaster-in-vermont-making-farmers-eligible-for-emergency-loans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200dU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Designates\u200b Vermont a Natural Disaster Area<\/h2>\n<p>The\u2062 U.S. Department\u200b of \u2062Agriculture\u200b (USDA) has designated\u2062 Vermont a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-ranked-as-americas-most-dangerous-city-in-new-study\/\" title=\"St. Louis Ranked As America\u2019s Most Dangerous City In New Study\">natural disaster area<\/a> from the catastrophic July \u200dflooding,\u2064 making farms eligible \u2063for \u2063emergency federal loans,\u200b Republican Gov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second USDA disaster declaration for Vermont this summer. In July, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack \u2063approved\u200b Scott\u2019s request for a disaster declaration for the May frost that hit many growers,\u200c including vineyards and apple orchards.<\/p>\n<p>Since the July flooding, farmers have reported over $16 million in\u2064 damage and losses,\u2063 according to Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/state-of-emergency-issued-in-west-virginia-amid-severe-flooding-5482351\">State\u2063 of Emergency Issued in West \u2062Virginia Amid Severe Flooding<\/a> &#8211; 8\/29\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/flash-flooding-possible-in-texas-new-mexico-utah-as-tropical-storm-harold-weakens-to-high-rainfall-tropical-depression-5479375\">Flash Flooding \u200dPossible in \u2063Texas, New Mexico, Utah as Tropical \u200bStorm Harold Weakens to High-Rainfall Tropical Depression<\/a> &#8211; 8\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur\u2063 farming community has faced a one-two punch this year that some may not\u200c survive,\u201d Mr. Tebbetts said in a statement. \u201cThis designation can provide a lifeline to these important farm and food businesses with resources until next year\u2019s growing\u200c season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usda-designates-july-flooding-a-disaster-in-vermont-making-farmers-eligible-for-emergency-loans\/\" title=\"USDA declares Vermont's July flooding a disaster, granting farmers access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-wont-follow-us-on-evacuating-embassy-personnel-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"European Union Won\u2019t Follow US On Evacuating Embassy Personnel In Ukraine\">emergency loans<\/a>.&#8221;>latest designation makes farms hit<\/a> by the flooding eligible for emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency, Mr.\u200c Scott said. They have eight months from the date of the declaration\u200b to \u2063apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont has been declared a natural disaster area by the USDA due to July&#8217;s devastating floods. This allows farms to access emergency federal loans. 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