NEARLY ALL OF ILLINOIS IS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
THE U-S-D-A HAS DECLARED 98 OF ILLINOIS’ 102 COUNTIES AS FEDERAL DISASTER AREAS…PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FOR ILLINOIS FARMERS SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SPOKESPERSON JEFF SQUIBB.
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MOST OF THE STATE IS NOW CONSIDERED TO BE IN AN EXTREME DROUGHT WITH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE WORST SHAPE.