The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a Federal Secretarial Disaster Declaration for Maryland in response to the severe freeze event that occurred on April 21. The declaration was approved by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins following a formal request from Governor Wes Moore.
“This federal designation makes critical financial assistance available to agricultural producers who experienced significant crop losses due to the sudden freeze. The event caused extensive damage to perennial crops across…
