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Washington and Wise counties.
Farmers in all 66 counties have eight months in which to apply for the loans to help cover their actual losses. To be eligible for the loans, farmers must have Federal Crop Insurance, if available, to help offset any crop losses.
Additional major eligibility requirements are:
1. Farmers must have suffered a 30 percent loss in a major enterprise.
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