U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has designated 15 Mississippi counties as the primary natural disaster areas for a drought (Fast Track) beginning Oct. 17, 2023.
Producers in Bolivar, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Clarke, Coahoma, Kemper, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Oktibbeha, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tunica, Webster and Yalobusha counties who suffered losses caused by this drought…