Farmers in 105 Missouri counties that suffered losses from severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding from mid-May to late July are now eligible for low-interest loans and other federal assistance for those losses, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today. That eligibility comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a natural disaster area designation on Aug. 18.“The scope of this declaration by USDA demonstrates how the severe weather most of Missouri experienced…