These Secretarial natural disaster designations allow 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: Excessive Rain from May 1, 2025 – July 1, 2025
Application Deadline: April 26, 2027
Primary Counties Eligible:
• New Jersey: Morris, Sussex, Warren
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
• New Jersey: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Union
• New York: Orange
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Pike
Farm Service Agency:
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250
Contact:
FPAC Press Desk
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov