U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack has designated 23 Mississippi counties, including Tallahatchie, as a primary natural disaster area due to drought beginning Dec. 1, 2021.
Producers in Adams, Amite, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Pike, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Warren,…