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USDA Designates 30 Kentucky Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Emergency Designation
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Indiana
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Release Date
November 05, 2024

Subheading
Clark, Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio and Switzerland Counties in Indiana Eligible as Contiguous Counties

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5, 2024 - 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.   

Impacted Area: Kentucky 

Triggering Disaster:  Drought 

Application Deadline: 06/30/2025 

Primary Counties Eligible: Anderson, Bath, Boone, Boyle, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Clark, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Henry, Jessamine, Kenton, Mason, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Powell, Robertson, Scott, Trimble, Washington and Woodford

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: 

Indiana: Clark, Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio and Switzerland

Kentucky: Bourbon, Casey, Estill, Garard, Jefferson, Lee, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Rowan, Shelby, Spencer and Wolfe

Ohio: Adams, Brown, Clermont and Hamilton 

More Resources  

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery ToolDisaster 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