WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Three Montana Counties as Natural Disaster Area * 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 natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including t  more