Drought disaster assistance available

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. These include Jefferson County as well as Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Leon, Madison, Walton and Washington Counties. The designation is authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and acknowledges that these counties have had eight or more consecutive weeks of drought levels D2 (Severe), D3 (Extreme) or D4