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 48 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.

State: North Dakota

Triggering Disaster #1: Drought that occurred during April 15, 2020 and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Adams

Dunn

Grant

Stark

Billings

Golden Valley

Mercer

Williams

 Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Bowman

Hettinger

Morton

Sioux

Burke

McKenzie

Mountrail

Slope

Divide

McLean

Oliver

 

Montana: Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux

South Dakota: Corson, Harding and Perkins

 
Triggering Disaster #2: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during July 15, 2020, and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Bottineau

Kidder

Pierce

Divide

McHenry

Wells

 Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Benson

Foster

Sheridan

Burke

Logan

Stutsman

Burleigh

McLean

Towner

Eddy

Renville

Ward

Emmons

Rolette

Williams

 Montana: Sheridan

Triggering Disaster #3: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during April 15, 2020, and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Bowman and Slope

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota: Adams, Billings, Golden Valley, Hettinger and Stark

Montana: Fallon

South Dakota: Harding

 

Triggering Disaster #4: Frost that occurred September 7 through September 15, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Burke

McLean

Renville

Ward

Burleigh

Mountrail

Rolette

 

 Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Bottineau

Kidder

Morton

Sheridan

Divide

McHenry

Oliver

Towner

Dunn

McKenzie

Pierce

Williams

Emmons

Mercer

 

 

 

Triggering Disaster #5: Excessive moisture and rain that occurred January 1 through June 5, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Cavalier, Ramsey and Towner

Contiguous Counties also Eligible: Benson, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Rolette and Walsh

 

Triggering Disaster #6: Excessive moisture/rain and flooding that occurred January 1 through August 1, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Barnes

Emmons

Logan

Walsh

Dickey

Foster

Nelson

Wells

Eddy

Grand Forks

Sheridan

 

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Benson

Kidder

Morton

Sargent

Burleigh

LaMoure

Pembina

Sioux

Cass

McHenry

Pierce

Steele

Cavalier

McIntosh

Ramsey

Stutsman

Griggs

McLean

Ransom

Traill

 Minnesota: Marshall and Polk

South Dakota: Brown, Campbell, Corson and McPherson

 

Triggering Disaster #7: Excessive moisture/rain, flooding and frost that occurred January 1 through September 15, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Benson

LaMoure

Pembina

Steele

Cass

McHenry

Ransom

Stutsman

Griggs

McIntosh

Sargent

Traill

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Barnes

Grand Forks

Renville

Bottineau

Kidder

Richland

Cavalier

Logan

Sheridan

Dickey

McLean

Towner

Eddy

Nelson

Walsh

Emmons

Pierce

Ward

Foster

Ramsey

Wells

Minnesota: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and Polk

South Dakota: Brown, Campbell, McPherson, Marshall and Roberts

 

Triggering Disaster #8: Excessive moisture/rain and frost that occurred during April 15 through June 5, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Kidder

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota: Burleigh, Emmons, Logan, Sheridan, Stutsman and Wells

 

Triggering Disaster #9: Hail that occurred July 24, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Sioux

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota: Adams, Emmons, Grant and Morton

South Dakota: Corson

 

Triggering Disaster #10: Hail that occurred August 12, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Sioux

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota: Adams, Emmons, Grant and Morton

South Dakota: Corson

 

For more information on FSA disaster assistance programs or to find your local USDA Service Center visit farmers.gov/recover.

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