U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has designated 23 Mississippi counties as a primary natural disaster area for farm producers who suffered losses caused by excessive heat from June 1-Oct. 6, 2022.
Producers in Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holmes, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall, Monroe, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah…