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(Continued from Page 1) ASCS, SCS, and the Fauquier board of supervisors resulted in that board sending a letter to the governor requesting a drought declaration and emergency status.
When disaster status is achieved, farmers become eligible for forms of financial aid such as low interest loans from the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) or the small business administration. They also receive discounts on feed for livestock.
“Some farmers may say ‘You’re crazy; we know it’s a drought; we’re wiped out,’ ” Taylor said of the necessity of meeting to discuss whether Rappahannock is currently being dried by a genuine drought. But definitions range from financial loss to scientific measures of soil moisture. And disaster declaration is a political process done by the governor or the president.
Meanwhile, the U. S. Department of Agriculture has decided that Rappahannock is definitely suffering from drought. Rappahannock was among 21 Virginia counties listed as eligible for livestock grazing on conservation use acreage.
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