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: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible:
Adams Billings
Dunn Golden Valley
Grant Mercer
Stark Williams
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
* North Dakota:
Bowman Burke Divide
Hettinger McKenzie McLean
Morton Mountrail Oliver
Sioux Slope
* Montana: Fallon, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and Wibaux
* South Dakota: Corson, Harding and Perkins
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Triggering Disaster #2: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during July 15, 2020, and continuing.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible:
Bottineau Divide
Kidder McHenry
Pierce Wells
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
* North Dakota:
Benson Burke Burleigh Eddy Emmons
Foster Logan McLean Renville Rolette
Sheridan Stutsman Towner Ward Williams
* Montana: Sheridan
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Triggering Disaster #3: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during April 15, 2020, and continuing.
Application Deadline: Dec. 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
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Triggering Disaster #4: Frost that occurred September 7 through Sept. 15, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible:
Burke Burleigh
McLean Mountrail
Renville Rolette
Ward
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
North Dakota:
Bottineau Divide Dunn Emmons
Kidder McHenry McKenzie Mercer
Morton Oliver Pierce
Sheridan Towner Williams
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Triggering Disaster #5: Excessive moisture and rain that occurred January 1 through June 5, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible: Cavalier, Ramsey and Towner
Contiguous Counties also Eligible: Benson, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Rolette and Walsh
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Triggering Disaster #6: Excessive moisture/rain and flooding that occurred January 1 through Aug. 1, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible:
Barnes Dickey Eddy
Emmons Foster Grand Forks
Logan Nelson Sheridan
Walsh Wells
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
* North Dakota:
Benson Burleigh Cass Cavalier Griggs
Kidder LaMoure McHenry McIntosh McLean
Morton Pembina Pierce Ramsey Ransom
Sargent Sioux Steele Stutsman Traill
* Minnesota: Marshall and Polk
* South Dakota: Brown, Campbell, Corson and McPherson
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Triggering Disaster #7: Excessive moisture/rain, flooding and frost that occurred January 1 through Sept. 15, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible:
Benson Cass Griggs
LaMoure McHenry McIntosh
Pembina Ransom Sargent
Steele Stutsman Traill
Primary Counties Eligible:
* North Dakota:
Barnes Bottineau Cavalier Dickey Eddy Emmons Foster
Grand Forks Kidder Logan McLean Nelson Pierce Ramsey
Renville Richland Sheridan Towner Walsh Ward Wells
* Minnesota: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman and Polk
* South Dakota: Brown, Campbell, McPherson, Marshall and Roberts
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Triggering Disaster #8: Excessive moisture/rain and frost that occurred during April 15 through June 5, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible: Kidder
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
North Dakota: Burleigh, Emmons, Logan, Sheridan, Stutsman and Wells
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Triggering Disaster #9: Hail that occurred July 24, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 27, 2021
Primary Counties Eligible: Sioux
Contiguous Counties also Eligible:
* North Dakota: Adams, Emmons, Grant and Morton
* South Dakota: Corson
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Triggering Disaster #10: Hail that occurred Aug. 12, 2020.
Application Deadline: Dec. 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.
