Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.
Impacted Area: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
Triggering Disaster: Excessive rain and flooding from Hurricane Helene that occurred Sept. 27, 2024, and continuing
Application Deadline: June 3, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible:
North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cleveland, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
North Carolina: Alexander, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Gaston, Graham, Iredell, Lincoln, Surry and Yadkin
Georgia: Rabun
South Carolina: Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg and York
Tennessee: Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and Unicoi
Virginia: Grayson
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. 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