USDA Designates 12 Michigan Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Indiana Counties of Elkhart, LaPorte and St. Joseph Eligible as Contiguous Counties under Disaster #1

Indiana Counties of LaGrange & Steuben Eligible as Contiguous Counties under Disaster #3

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: Michigan

Triggering Disaster #1: Frost and freeze that occurred April 2 through June 25, 2021

Application Deadline: June 20, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Michigan:

Indiana:

Triggering Disaster #2: Drought that occurred during May 1, 2021 and continuing

Application Deadline: June 20, 2022 

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Triggering Disaster #3: Excessive rain that occurred from June 1 through July 10, 2021

Application Deadline: June 20, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Michigan:

Indiana:

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster 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.