Governor Lamont Submits Request for Agricultural Disaster Declarations in Litchfield and New Haven Counties Due To Ongoing Drought

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09/12/2022

Governor Lamont Submits Request for Agricultural Disaster Declarations in Litchfield and New Haven Counties As a Outcome of of Ongoing Dtought

5 Connecticut Counties Acquired Comparable Declarations in August

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont right now introduced that he has submitted a request to the U.S. Division of Agriculture for primary pure disaster declarations to be accredited in Litchfield and New Haven counties due to damages sustained by agricultural producers in these areas from The proceedd dtought impacting Connecticut.

Final month, the federal agency accredited primary disaster declarations For mannequin spanking new London and Windham counties Due to dtought, Ensuing in Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties being designated as contiguous counties and making farm operators in all five of these counties eligible for consideration of sure emergency assist from the Farm Service Agency, Similar to low-curiosity loans. If Governor Lamont’s request for primary disaster declarations in Litchfield and New Haven counties is accredited, this assist will open to farm operators in these areas, As properly as to to these counties That are contiguous.

In his request to Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack, Governor Lamont notes that Litchfield and New Haven counties have expert The identical dtought As a Outcome of the counties with the accredited declarations, collectively with a 30% Lack of Anyone crop as required To fulfill The sting for a declaration.

“This summer time’s climate circumstances have been tough on farmers in Connecticut, and the approval of this federal declaration will allow these producers Who’re experiencing vital losses To use for emergency assist To permit them to proceed assisting their companies and The numerous jobs They current,” Governor Lamont said. “Whereas A pair of of our counties have already received this designation, Litchfield and New Haven counties At the second are above the 30% crop-loss set off required For The identical declaration. I respect Secretary Vilsack’s consideration of this request, As properly as to his ongoing assist for Connecticut’s agricultural enterprise.”

**Acquire: Governor Lamont’s request to the USDA for disaster declarations in Litchfield and New Haven counties

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