Zac Long, brother Jacob and Justin Aggard helps to clean up debris from Zac’s aunts home Monday May 9, 2011 in Higdon, Ala. His aunt survived the tornado which ravaged this small community in rural Jackson county.JACKSON COUNTY, Ala.
26 counties eligible for aid
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 26 Alabama counties, including Jackson, eligible for agricultural assistance because of crop losses from severe weather in April.
A spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture said six counties were declared primary natural disaster areas — Blount, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe and Morgan counties. Another 20 counties qualify because they are contiguous: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Colbert, Conecuh, Cullman, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Limestone, Marshall, St. Clair, Walker, Wilcox and Winston.
Farmers in the 26 counties can apply for emergency loan assistance from the Farm Service Agency and for financial assistance from the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program.
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