<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=24iQyq_0udW9vVZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=24iQyq_0udW9vVZ00" width="1240" height="698" ><figcaption>Tina Brennan Videographer/MMJ</figcaption></figure>MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. - As various regions of Montana experience rapid wildfires and power-cutting thunderstorms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 25 that farmers in certain counties are eligible to receive emergency loans for losses from drought this year.Farmers located in Missoula, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Powell, Ravalli and Sanders Counties are eligible to apply, according to the USDA. On August 9, the USDA added 11 contiguous counties that could also be eligible for assistance. Producers can apply these loans to drought-related losses such as production losses, equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts, the USDA says.Each of these counties has been determined to be in either exceptional drought, extreme drought, or severe drought for eight consecutive weeks, with Missoula County noted as the primary county in need. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Powell County is currently in exceptional drought, the worst of the measurements. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0AaxoX_0udW9vVZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0AaxoX_0udW9vVZ00" width="1262" height="638" ><figcaption>Courtesy of U.S. Drought Monitor U.S. Drought Monitor</figcaption></figure>The deadline to apply is March 17, 2025.</div></body>

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Montana farmers eligible for federal emergency loans for drought-caused losses

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont. - As various regions of Montana experience rapid wildfires and power-cutting thunderstorms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced July 25 that farmers in certain counties are eligible to receive emergency loans for losses from drought this year. Farmers located in Missoula, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Powell, Ravalli...