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Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:47
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday requested federal disaster assistance for farmers in all 83 Michigan counties who face fruit, vegetable and field crop losses because of two separate weather events: the spring frost and freeze and the summer drought.From April 4 to June 13, the following 29 counties experienced frost and freeze conditions that particularly affected fruit and vegetable production: Alger, Allegan, Antrim, Benzie, Berrien, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Delta, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Leelanau, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Jackson, Oceana, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Schoolcraft and Van Buren.Since April 1, drought conditions have devastated yields of corn, soybeans and other drought-sensitive crops in all 83 counties, Granholm said in a statement.For Michigan to receive federal disaster status, the original crop loss estimates must be verified from harvest yield data. If losses of 30 percent or more are confirmed and the disaster request is granted, eligible farmers will have access to the federal low-interest emergency loan program for up to 100 percent of their weather-related crop losses.Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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