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

Emergency Designation
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Wisconsin
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Release Date
December 01, 2025

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 and excessive rain that occurred on July 21, 2025 (N1890)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties Eligible: Sibley

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Nicollet, Renville, Scott


Triggering Disaster 2: High winds and hail that occurred on July 27, 2025 (N1891)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleChippewa, Pope

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Yellow Medicine

 

Triggering Disaster 3: High winds that occurred on July 28 - July 29, 2025 (N1892)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleScott

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Rice, Sibley

 

 

Triggering Disaster 4: Excessive rain, flash flood, hail, and high winds that occurred July 27 – 28, 2025 (N1893)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleStevens

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Swift, Traverse

 

 

Triggering Disaster 5: Excessive rain and high winds that occurred July 27 – 29, 2025 (N1894)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleLe Sueur

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Blue Earth, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Waseca

Triggering Disaster 6: Flash flood, excessive rain, high winds, and hail that occurred on July 27, 2025 (N1895)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleSwift

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Big Stone, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Pope, Stevens

 

Triggering Disaster 7: High winds that occurred on July 28, 2025 (N1896)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleFillmore

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona

Iowa: Howard, Winneshiek

 

Triggering Disaster 8: High winds and hail that occurred on July 28, 2025 (N1897)

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleStearns

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd, Wright

 

 

Triggering Disaster 9: Tornado that occurred June 25 - June 26, 2025 (N1898)

Application Deadline: July 24, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleFreeborn, Houston, Wabasha

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Faribault, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Waseca, Winona

Iowa: Allamakee, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth

Wisconsin: Buffalo, La Crosse, Pepin, Vernon

 

 

Triggering Disaster 10: Excessive Rain that occurred June 26 - June 27, 2025 (N1899)

Application Deadline: July 24, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleFillmore

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona

Iowa: Howard, Winneshiek

 

 

Triggering Disaster 11: Lightning and hail that occurred on June 28, 2025 (N1900)

Application Deadline: July 24, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligiblePope

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Swift

 

 

Triggering Disaster 12: Tornado that occurred June 30, 2025 (N1901)

Application Deadline: July 24, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleCarver

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley, Wright

 

 

Triggering Disaster 13: High winds that occurred on July 2, 2025 (N1902)

Application Deadline: July 24, 2026

 

Primary Counties EligibleFillmore

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Winona

Iowa: Howard, Winneshiek

 

 

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