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 the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

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USDA Designates 17 Pennsylvania Counties 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 the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #1: Drought that occurred during May 15, 2022, through September 20, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Tioga

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania: Bradford, Lycoming and Potter

New York: Chemung and Steuben

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #2: Drought that occurred during June 1, 2022, through August 30, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Venango and Warren

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania:

ArmstrongCameronErie
BlairCentre Indiana
ButlerClintonMcKean
CambriaCrawfordMercer

New York: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #3: Drought that occurred during June 1, 2022, through September 13, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Snyder and Union

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania: Centre, Clinton, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin and Northumberland

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #4: Drought that occurred during July 1, 2022, and September 4, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania: Berks, Bucks, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Montgomery, Pike, Schuylkill and Wayne

New Jersey: Sussex and Warren

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #5: Drought that occurred during July 1, 2022, through October 1, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Susquehanna and Wyoming

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania: Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Sullivan and Wayne

New York: Broome and Tioga

Impacted Area: Pennsylvania

Triggering Disaster #6: Drought that occurred during July 19,2022, through October 4, 2022

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Dauphin

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Pennsylvania:

Cumberland LancasterNorthumberland Schuylkill
JuniataLebanon Perry York

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery ToolDisaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery 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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