From our January 18, 2001, edition.

Emergency farm loan applications being taken 

Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Applications for emergency farm loans for losses caused by drought and excessive heat that occurred January 1, 2000, and continuing are being accepted at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) office in Clarendon, Larry Goetze said today.

FSA Ag Credit Manager Larry Goetze is urging farmers who are interested in receiving an emergency loan to get their applications in to FSA as soon as possible.

“We hope farmers will get their applications in early rather than waiting until near the deadline which is August 20, 2001,” said Goetze.  “The longer they wait the more chance there is for long delays in getting their checks.  If the applications come in early, we can avoid backlogs and speed up the process.”

FSA is a credit agency of the US Department of Agriculture.  It is authorized to provide disaster emergency loans to recognized farmers who work at and rely on farming for a substantial part of their living.  Eligibility is extended to individual farmers who are US citizens and to farming partnerships, corporations, or cooperatives in which US citizens hold a majority interest.

The FSA office in Clarendon is open from 8:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday and is located at 321 Sully.  The phone number is 806-874-3561.

Donley County was declared eligible for Farm Service Agency disaster emergency loans December 19.