Feds approve farm assistance

Posted by egable on September 16th, 2008 filed in Agriculture

The federal government has approved a secretarial disaster designation for 24 Colorado counties that sustained agriculture losses due to drought and freezes earlier this year, allowing ranchers and farmers in the area to receive federal aid, Gov. Bill Ritter (D) announced today.

Ritter also is expected to seek a disaster designation for six counties for hail, drought and snow: Alamosa, Larimer, Pueblo and Saguache (for hail); Fremont (for drought); and Custer (for excessive snow).