Agricultural disaster declared for 11 counties

<p>The state has issued a U.S. Department of Agriculture secretarial disaster for 11 counties, including Johnson County.</p><p>Emergency loans may be made to farmers who:</p><p><ul><li>Are established family farm operators</li><li>Are citizens or permanent residents of the United States</li><li>Have the ability, training or experience necessary to repay the loan</li><li>Have suffered a qualifying physical loss, or a production loss of at least 30% in any essential farm or ranch enterprise</li><li>Cannot obtain commercial credit</li><li>Can provide collateral to secure an EM loan</li><li>Have repayment ability</li></ul></p><p>Emergency loan applications will be accepted until April 29.</p><p>For questions and further information, contact USDA, Farm Loan Programs at 812-663-8674, extension 2, in Greensburg.</p>