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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Kane, San Juan and Wayne counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following contiguous counties in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico also qualify for natural disaster assistance. Those counties in Arizona are:
Arizona
Apache, Coconino, Mohave and Navajo