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Glickman said so many farmers have applied that they've overwhelmed the U.S. Department of Agriculture . Exactly what this means for Georgia farmers will vary. Some are planting in spite of continuing dry weather, and know they aren't likely to make money on the crop. Aid payments from USDA are slow coming and may be too late for many farmers already hit hard by years of low prices and uncooperative weather. Losses have to be 35 percent of production history.