Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has issued a disaster designation for farmers in 12 Illinois counties who experienced losses from excessive moisture and flash flooding this past spring and summer.
Secretary Vilsack determined there were significant production losses in Calhoun, Cass, Edgar, Jefferson, Jersey, McLean, Macoupin, Monroe, Morgan, Moultrie, St. Clair, and Sangamon counties. USDA natural disaster designations also include contiguous counties adding 32 more eligible counties to the list; Brown, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clinton, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Ford, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Madison, Marion, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Randolph, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Washington, Wayne and Woodford.
