WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) – The United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has opened disaster relief funding for farmers in Becker and Otter Tail Counties as well as 16 other Minnesota counties.
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith said in a press release, Wednesday that producers in the counties would become eligible for disaster loans and additional aid.
Drought conditions throughout the state have made it difficult to maintain crops and raise livestock.
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