More discussion on a statewide disaster declaration for farmers in Illinois. It’s something Central Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood and the Illinois Farm Bureau wants to see in response to late planting from wet weather. Currently, the Governor is looking at making declarations on behalf of specific counties, but local State Rep. Dan Swanson points out that a county by county declaration would not be enough to help farmers who do business in counties that may not qualify for disaster declaration…
Governor J.B. Pritzker is said to be weighing all options while negotiating with the Farm Service Administration among others before making a decision to make a disaster declaration.