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:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

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:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

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:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

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:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

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:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

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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