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 45 North Dakota 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.

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 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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