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Availability of Low-Interest Emergency Loans for Producers Affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Quarantine

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) extends much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters and, in this case, quarantines through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various 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.

State: Minnesota

Triggering Disaster Event: March 25, 2022 and continuing due to damage and losses caused by the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Quarantine imposed by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. Application Deadline: March 6, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible:

Anoka	Crow Wing	Meeker	Rice
Becker	Dakota	Morrison	Stearns
Benton	Dodge	Mower	Swift
Big Stone	Grant	Otter Tail	Todd
Blue Earth	Kandiyohi	Polk	Waseca
Carver	Lac Qui Parle	Renville	Yellow Medicine
Chisago	Le Sueur
Clay	Lyon

Contiguous Areas also Eligible:

Minnesota:

Aitkin	Hubbard	Norman	Sherburne
Brown	Isanti	Olmsted	Sibley
Cass	Kanabec	Pennington	Steele
Chippewa	Lincoln	Pine	Stevens
Clearwater	McLeod	Pipestone	Traverse
Douglas	Mahnomen	Pope	Wadena
Faribault	Marshall	Ramsey	Washington
Fillmore	Martin	Red Lake	Watonwan
Freeborn	Mille Lacs	Redwood	Wilkin
Goodhue	Murray	Scott	Wright
Hennepin	Nicollet

Iowa: Howard, Mitchell and Worth
North Dakota: Cass, Grand Forks, Richland and Traill
South Dakota: Deuel, Grant and Roberts
Wisconsin: Burnett, Pierce and Polk

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.