This year’s extremely dry conditions have led the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make disaster assistance available to local farmers. Buckingham and Cumberland counties have been added to the disaster drought designations as part of 24 additional Virginia localities announced May 22. Because Prince Edward County is adjacent to drought disaster locations, its farmers also are eligible for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) drought emergenc…
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