News Release
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Iowa
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Release Date
August 14, 2023
A Secretarial Disaster Designation has been issued for 10 counties in Iowa as primary disaster areas for drought. Additionally, 25 Iowa counties are contiguous to the disaster area. This determination will allow the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Loans to be made available to eligible family farmers with qualifying production and physical losses in the primary and the contiguous counties to the declared disaster area.
Secretarial Declaration Number: S5486
Emergency Loan Application Deadline: April 15, 2024
Primary Counties Eligible: Allamakee, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clayton, Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, Pocahontas, Washington (Iowa)
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Buchanan, Carroll, Clay, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Greene, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Muscatine, O'Brien, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Sac, Sioux, Van Buren, Webster, Winneshiek, Woodbury (Iowa)
Disaster Description: Drought. June 20, 2023, beginning date of incident period.
More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. Visit the USDA Disaster Designation Information site to view a full listing of disaster designations. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.Farm Service Agency:
1400 Independence Ave.
SW Washington, DC 20250
Contact:
FPAC Press Desk
FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov