Huntington County declared natural disaster area

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Huntington County is one of 52 Indiana counties to be declared as natural disaster areas because of losses caused by drought that occurred Aug. 1 through Dec. 31 2010.

United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the designation on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

Qualified farm operators in the designated areas may be eligible for low interest emergency loans from the USDA's Farm Service Agency.....