ON-AIR SEGMENT: Lewis County CCE Executive Director Michelle Ledoux gives update as state awaits decision from USDA on potential disaster declaration for counties suffering from structural collapses

Published on April 01, 2025

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LOWVILLE- New York State now awaits a final decision from the USDA regarding a potential disaster declaration, which if approved, would provide loans for farmers, agriculture producers and families who lost their livelihood across Lewis, Herkimer, Oswego and Madison counties from structural collapses.

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Lewis County Cornell Cooperative Extension Office Executive Director, Michele Ledoux, joined North Country News to remind those impacted by the heavy snowpack this winter to reach out to their nearest USDA Farm Services Agency to address any comments or concerns:

HERKIMER COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
5653 STATE ROUTE 5
HERKIMER, NY 13350-3516
(315) 866-2520.

LEWIS COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
7588 SOUTH STATE STREET
LOWVILLE, NY 13367
(315) 376-7021.

ONEIDA COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
9025 RIVER ROAD
MARCY, NY 13403-2301
(315) 736-3316 (ext 2).

Be sure to listen to our latest on-air segment with Michelle Ledoux for more details:

Image via the New York State Department of Agriculture.