New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to begin the process of issuing a disaster declaration to help Upstate New York farmers who suffer major losses and crop damage from the severe drought. Schumer is calling on the USDA to stand ready to make the declaration so that low-interest emergency loans can be made to farmers. He says that farmers across man…
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