USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Minnesota Producers Affected by High Winds, Hail, Tornado, Excessive Rain, and Flash Flooding

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.

Impacted Area: Minnesota

Triggering Disaster 1: High Winds that occurred on May 15, 2025 (N1865)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Douglas
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Todd

Triggering Disaster 2: High Winds that occurred on May 19, 2025, through May 20, 2025 (N1866)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Cottonwood, Jackson
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Brown, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Redwood, Watonwan
Iowa: Dickinson, Emmet, Osceola
 

Triggering Disaster 3: Hail and high winds that occurred on June 2, 2025 (N1867)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Renville, Stevens
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Big Stone, Brown, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Nicollet, Pope, Redwood, Sibley, Swift, Traverse, Yellow Medicine

Triggering Disaster 4: High winds that occurred June 2, 2025 (N1868)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Brown, Pope
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Watonwan

Triggering Disaster 5: Tornado that occurred on June 16, 2025 (N1869)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Cass, Crow Wing
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Aitkin, Beltrami, Hubbard, Itasca, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd, Wadena

Triggering Disaster 6: Excessive rain and flash flooding that occurred on June 12, 2025, through June 14, 2025 (N1870)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Big Stone
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Traverse
South Dakota: Grant, Roberts

Triggering Disaster 7: High winds that occurred on June 20, 2025, through June 21, 2025 (N1871) 
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Cass, Clay, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Roseau, Wadena
North Dakota: Cass, Traill

Triggering Disaster 8: Hail and high winds that occurred on June 19, 2025, through June 20, 2025 (N1872)
Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible: Douglas, Stearns, Todd
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Minnesota: Benton, Cass, Grant, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stevens, Wadena, Wright

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.