USDA Designates Multiple Counties in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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. 

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Wyoming
Triggering Disaster: Drought
Application Deadline: 5/30/2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Fremont, Hot Springs, Park, Sublette and Teton

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Idaho: Bonneville, Fremont and Teton
Montana: Carbon, Gallatin and Park
Wyoming: Big Horn, Carbon, Lincoln, Natrona, Sweetwater and Washakie
 

Impacted Area 2: North Dakota
Triggering Disaster 2: Drought
Application Deadline: 6/9/2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Adams, Divide, Slope and Williams

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Montana: Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt and Sheridan
North Dakota: Billings, Bowman, Burke, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, McKenzie, Mountrail, Sioux and Stark
South Dakota: Corson, Harding and Perkins

Impacted Area 3: Montana
Triggering Disaster 3: Drought
Application Deadline: 6/16/2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Big Horn, Fallon, Richland and Wibaux

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Montana: Carbon, Carter, Custer, Dawson, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Treasure and Yellowstone
North Dakota: Bowman, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and Williams
South Dakota: Harding
Wyoming: Big Horn and Sheridan

Impacted Area 4: North Dakota
Triggering Disaster 4: Drought
Application Deadline: 6/16/2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Billings, Golden Valley and McKenzie

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Montana: Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt and Wibaux
North Dakota: Dunn, Mountrail, Slope, Stark and Williams
 

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.
 

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