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Two more Wisconsin counties designated disaster area

Two more Wisconsin counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of the drought. Clark and Wood Counties are the two latest adds to the list along with the contiguous counties Adams, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, Marathon, Portage and Taylor. Farmers in these counties are now eligible for low interest loans from the Farm Service Agency.

To date, disaster and contiguous counties in Wisconsin include everything south of a line from Trempealeau to Chippewa across to Taylor, Marathon and Shawano then down to Sheboygan Counties.

The full USDA map can be viewed here: