USDA Designates More Ag Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON - Jan 26/05 - SNS -- The USDA designated several counties in California, Idaho and Texas as primary agricultural disaster areas.

In California the following counties were designated as primary disaster areas due to drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2004, and continuing:

Alpine Kings Mendocino Nevada Santa Barbara Tulare
Amador Lake Mono Orange Santa Clara Tuolumne
Calaveras Lassen Monterey Plumas Sierra Yolo
Inyo Mariposa Napa San Benito Sonoma Yuba

Also eligible because they are contiguous are the following:

Alameda Glenn Marin Sacramento San Mateo Sutter
Butte Humboldt Merced San Bernardino Santa Cruz Tehama
Colusa Kern Modoc San Diego Shasta Trinity
El Dorado Los Angeles Placer San Joaquin Solano Ventura
Fresno Madera Riverside San Luis Obispo Stanislaus

In Idaho, Adams, Blaine, Camas, Twin Falls and Washington Counties are designated as primary disaster areas for drought that occurred from Jan. 1, 2004, and continuing. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Bingham, Butter, Cassia, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Owyhee, Payette, Power and Valley Counties.

Clearwater, Lewis and Nez Perce Counties excessive moisture that occurred from July 15, 2004, through Sept. 1, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Idaho, Latah and Shoshone Counties

Benewah and Kootenai Counties are designated as primary disaster areas for high winds that occurred from Aug. 1, 2004 through Sept. 1, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Bonner, Latah and Shoshone Counties.

In Texas Coleman County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain and winds that occurred from Oct. 1, 2004, and continuing. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels and Taylor Counties.

Gaines County is designated as a primary disaster area for flooding, winds and lightning that occurred from Sept. 25, 2004, through Sept. 30, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Andrews, Dawson, Martin, Terry and Yoakum Counties.

Robertson County is designated as a primary disaster area for flooding, hail, winds and a tornado that occurred on Nov. 23, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Brazos, Burleson, Falls, Leon, Limestone, Madison and Milam Counties.

Hays County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain and flooding that occurred from Oct. 1, 2004, and continuing. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Guadalupe and Travis Counties.

Borden County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain that occurred from Sept. 1, 2004, through Oct. 15, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Dawson, Garza, Howard, Lynn, Martin, Mitchell and Scurry Counties.

Nolan County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain and flooding that occurred from Oct. 1, 2004, and continuing. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Coke, Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Runnels, Scurry and Taylor Counties.

Dawson County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain that occurred from May 4, 2004, and continuing; and hail that occurred from June 19, 2004, through Aug. 30, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Borden, Gaines, Howard, Lynn, Martin and Terry Counties.

Erath County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain and flooding that occurred Feb. 24, 2004, and continuing. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto and Somevell Counties.

Howard County is designated as a primary disaster area for rain that occurred Sept. 25, 2004, and continuing; and hail that occurred on Oct. 22, 2004. Also eligible because they are contiguous are Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry and Sterling Counties.