While drought-weary folks in the Atlanta metro worry that their water will run out before the federal government declares the region a disaster area and funnels in money and other help, farmers out in the country are already getting some relief from Uncle Sam.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared 24 Georgia counties agricultural disaster areas because of the drought, making many of the farmers in those counties eligible for low-interest loans to help them recover, Rep. Sanford Bishop, an Albany Democrats who represents many of those counties, said Thursday.
But be warned, city dwellers, rooftop gardens don’t make you eligible for drought relief.
