USDA Designates Two Oregon Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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USDA Designates Two Oregon Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency on May 10, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

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 (see http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ ), 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) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

State: Oregon

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: November 5, 2021

Primary County Eligible: Coos and Curry

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Oregon: Douglas and Josephine

California: Del Norte

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

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency

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