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23 Arkansas Counties Designated Disaster Areas Because Of Floods

An aerial view of flooding in northeast Arkansas which was posted to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue's Twitter account Sunday. He said the USDA "will move quickly to support farm communities throughout midwest."
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An aerial view of flooding in northeast Arkansas which was posted to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue's Twitter account Sunday. He said the USDA "will move quickly to support farm communities throughout midwest."
An aerial view of flooding in northeast Arkansas which was posted to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue's Twitter account Sunday. He said the USDA "will move quickly to support farm communities throughout midwest."
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue viewing flooding to Arkansas crops by air on May 8.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 23 Arkansas counties disaster areas after recent flooding.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson says in a news release Friday he was informed of the designation from Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Counties designated as disasters include Faulkner, Lonoke and Randolph.

Perdue visited the state in early May and said in his letter to the governor that there were sufficient production losses in those counties to warrant a designation.

Another 23 counties were designated contiguous disaster areas.

Farmers in eligible counties will have eight months to apply for emergency loans from the USDA's Farm Service Agency.

FEMA is still assessing damage caused by flooding and severe storms in the northwestern part of the state in April to see if a presidential disaster declaration can be made.

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