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USDA Designates Seventeen Iowa Counties as Disaster Areas Due to Drought

A Secretarial Disaster Designation has been issued for six (6) counties in Iowa as a primary disaster area for drought. Additionally, eleven (11) Iowa counties are contiguous to the disaster area. This determination will allow the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Loans to be made available to eligible family farmers with qualifying production and physical losses in the primary and the contiguous counties to the declared disaster area.

Secretarial Declaration Number: S5504
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: April 29, 2024
Primary Counties Eligible: Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, Floyd, Grundy (Iowa)
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Benton, Buchanan, Cerro Gordo, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Howard, Marshall, Mitchell, Tama, Winneshiek
Disaster Description: Drought. August 22, 2023, beginning date of incident period.

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. Visit the USDA Disaster Designation Information site to view a full listing of disaster designations. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.