USDA declares disaster in Vermont as locals continued to rebuild after storm damage

The US Department of Agriculture declared a natural disaster for 14 Vermont counties, making farmers in those and adjacent areas, including Berkshire and Franklin counties in Massachusetts, eligible for consideration for Farm Service Agency emergency loans, according to a Tuesday letter from Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack to Vermont Governor Phil Scott.

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