USDA Designates 5 Minnesota Counties as Contiguous 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.

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

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

 Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Minnesota: Marshall and Polk

South Dakota: Brown, Campbell, Corson and McPherson

Triggering Disaster #2: Excessive moisture/rain, flooding and frost that occurred January 1 through September 15, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Minnesota: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and Polk

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

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