USDA Designates 16 Michigan 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.

Impacted Area: Michigan

Triggering Disaster #1: Frost and freeze that occurred during April 2 through May 30, 2021.

Application Deadline: Sept. 19, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible: Antrim, Grand Traverse, Leelanau and St. Joseph

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Michigan:

Benzie
Cass
Kalamazoo
Missaukee
Van Buren
Branch
Charlevoix
Kalkaska
Otsego
Wexford
Calhoun
Crawford
Manistee

Indiana:
Elkhart and LaGrange

Triggering Disaster #2: Excessive rain that occurred during June 26 through July 16, 2021.

Application Deadline: Sept. 19, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible: Antrim, Grand Traverse, Leelanau and Otsego

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Benzie
Cheboygan
Kalkaska
Missaukee
Oscoda
Charlevoix
Crawford
Manistee
Montmorency
Wexford
 

Triggering Disaster #3: Drought that occurred from May 5, 2021 and continuing.

Application Deadline: Sept. 19, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

Allegan
Gogebic
Iron
Ontonagon
Antrim
Grand Traverse
Kalkaska
Otsego
Baraga
Houghton
Leelanau
 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Michigan:

Barry
Kalamazoo
Montmorency
Benzie
Kent
Oscoda
Charlevoix
Keweenaw
Ottawa
Cheboygan
Manistee
Roscommon
Crawford
Marquette
Van Buren
Dickinson
Missaukee
Wexford
 

Wisconsin: Florence, Forest, Iron and Vilas

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.