FSA disaster loans available

Many counties in Missouri have had disaster loans available to help with damage to buildings, fences, livestock, stored crops, supplies on hand, equipment, etc., or for production losses -- to buy feed, seed, fertilizer, livestock or to make payments on real estate or chattel debts. Loans must be used for these specific purposes. In general, loans for production losses cannot be approved until crops have completed the production cycle or have been harvested. To qualify, a farmer must have suffered a 30 percent loss in production or an actual physical loss essential to the successful operation of the farm. Vernon County applications are being accepted at the Vernon County FSA office, 102 W. Allison, Nevada, through Jan. 6. Contact your local FSA for more information.