Canyon and Payette counties in southwest Idaho have been designated primary natural disaster areas due to drought.
The designation allows the USDA Farm Service Agency to extend emergency credit to producers suffering from natural disasters.
In the two counties, producers who suffered losses due to the recent drought may be eligible for FSA emergency loans, the agency said in a news release.
Producers in contiguous counties Ada, Gem, Owyhee and Washington, and Malheur County in Oregon, also are eligible to apply.
The application deadline is July 8.
Information is available at local FSA service centers or online.
The agency reviews loan applications based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.
Also in southwest Idaho, USDA in late October designated Washington County as a primary natural disaster area due to drought.
The declarations are based on a U.S. Drought Monitor result of D2 (severe) for eight straight weeks.
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