USDA Designates 18 Oregon 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.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Oregon

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: Dec. 8, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

Baker

Harney

Morrow

Coos

Jackson

Sherman

Curry

Josephine

Umatilla

Douglas

Lake

Union

Gilliam

Lane

Wasco

Grant

Malheur

Wheeler

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Oregon:

Benton

Deschutes

Klamath

Marion

Clackamas

Hood River

Lincoln

Wallowa

Crook

Jefferson

Linn

California: Del Norte, Modoc, Siskiyou
Idaho: Adams, Canyon, Owyhee, Payette, Washington
Nevada: Humboldt, Washoe
Washington: Benton, Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla

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.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

USDA Designates Nine Idaho 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.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

ImpactedArea: Idaho

TriggeringDisaster: Drought

ApplicationDeadline: Dec. 8, 2022

PrimaryCounties Eligible:

Ada

Clark

Owyhee

Canyon

Elmore

Payette

Cassia

Idaho

Washington 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Idaho: Adams, Blaine, Boise, Butte, Camas, Clearwater, Custer, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Jefferson, Jerome, Lemhi, Lewis, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Power, Twin Falls, Valley
Montana: Beaverhead, Missoula, Ravalli
Nevada: Elko, Humboldt
Oregon: Baker, Malheur, Wallowa
Utah: Box Elder

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 loanoptions. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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