USDA Designates Six Georgia 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.

Impacted Area: Georgia

Triggering Disaster #1: Excessive rain that occurred during Jan. 1, 2021, through Nov. 30, 2021.

Application Deadline: Oct. 3, 2022

Primary County Eligible: Colquitt

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Triggering Disaster #2: Excessive rain that occurred during June 1, 2021, through Nov. 17, 2021.

Application Deadline: Oct. 3, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible: Brantley, Charlton and Pierce

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Georgia:

Florida: Baker and Nassau

Triggering Disaster #3: Excessive rain that occurred during June 3, 2021, through Dec. 9, 2021.

Application Deadline: Oct. 3, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible: Berrien and Cook

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

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. 

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