Governor Gordon requests Disaster Declaration for five Wyoming counties
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2019
CONTACT: Michael Pearlman, Communications Director
307.777.7437 | michael.pearlman@wyo.gov
Governor Gordon Requests Disaster Declaration for Five Wyoming Counties
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting a Disaster Designation for five Wyoming counties where agriculture producers were impacted by powerful early-season snowstorms.
The request covers Laramie, Goshen, Platte, Park and Big Horn counties. The scale, severity and timing of freezing and snow events that occurred in October were devastating to crops, particularly sugar beets. While producers did their best to maximize their harvest, damage from the storms was severe.
A copy of the Governor’s letter can be viewed here.
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