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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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.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.
Impacted Area: North Dakota
Triggering Disaster: Drought
Application Deadline: Jan. 26, 2023
Primary Counties Eligible
Adams Dunn Kidder Oliver Stark
Benson Eddy Logan Pembina Steele
Billings Emmons McHenry Pierce Stutsman
Bottineau Foster McKenzie Ramsey Towner
Bowman Golden Valley McLean Renville Traill
Burke Grand Forks Mercer Rolette Walsh
Burleigh Grant Morton Sheridan Ward
Cavalier Griggs Mountrail Sioux Wells
Divide Hettinger Nelson Slope Williams
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
North Dakota: Barnes, Cass, LaMoure and McIntosh
Minnesota: Kittson, Marshall, Norman and Polk
Montana: Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux
South Dakota: Campbell, Corson, Harding and Perkins
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.
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