Sussex County farmers will be getting some assistance from the federal government in the aftermath of the recent rains.
WBOC reports that with the damage from the heavy downpour the U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted 11 counties the disaster designation including Sussex County.
Anyone eligible will have up to eight months to apply for an emergency loan.
Greenwood farmer David Smoker told the television station that the heavy rain left had hit his barley crop particularly hard.
In addition, the downpour also hit farmers markets which depend on tourists to buy local products.
