ATLANTA — Four Northwest Georgia counties have been declared natural disaster areas due to weeks of severe drought conditions.
The declaration will allow farmers in Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, and Walker counties to receive emergency credit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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