WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 12 Montana Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought * Additional Five Montana Counties Also Eligible Due to Idaho Primary Drought Designations This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natu  more