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 the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.
Triggering Disaster #1
Impacted Area: Florida and Georgia
Triggering Disaster: Freeze and frost that occurred Jan. 23, 2026, through Feb. 5, 2026.
Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
Florida: Dixie, Gilchrist, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Martin, Okeechobee, and Putnam
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Florida: Alachua, Bradford, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Flagler, Gadsden, Hamilton, Hardee, Indian River, Lafayette, Lee, Liberty, Marion, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla
Georgia: Brooks, Grady, Lowndes, and Thomas
Triggering Disaster #2
Impacted Area: Florida
Triggering Disaster: Freeze, frost, and high winds that occurred Jan. 23, 2026, through Feb. 5, 2026.
Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
Florida: Alachua, Bradford, Charlotte, and Collier
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Florida: Baker, Broward, Clay, Columbia, DeSoto, Gilchrist, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Levy, Marion, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Putnam, Sarasota and Union
Triggering Disaster #3
Impacted Area: Florida
Triggering Disaster: Freeze, frost, ice and high winds that occurred Jan. 23, 2026, through Feb. 5, 2026.
Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
Florida: Broward, Palm Beach and Sumter
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Florida: Citrus, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Okeechobee, Pasco and Polk
Triggering Disaster #4
Impacted Area: Florida
Triggering Disaster: Freeze that occurred Jan. 23, 2026, through Feb. 5, 2026.
Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Primary County Eligible:
Florida: Taylor
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Florida: Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette and Madison
Triggering Disaster #5
Impacted Area: Florida, Alabama and Georgia
Triggering Disaster: Freeze, frost and ice that occurred Jan. 23, 2026 through Feb. 5, 2026.
Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
Florida: Citrus, Hernando, Indian River, Jackson, Pasco and St. Lucie
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Florida: Bay, Brevard, Calhoun, Gadsden, Hillsborough, Holmes, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter and Washington
Alabama: Geneva and Houston
Georgia: Seminole
More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
Farm Service Agency:
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250
Contact:
FPAC Press Desk
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov