USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in Minnesota Affected by Flooding, Excessive Rain, High Winds, Hail, and a Tornado

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: Minnesota

Triggering Disaster 1: N1754 for Flooding, Excessive Rain, and Flash Flooding from June 1, 2024, and continuing.

Application Deadline: March 12, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Fillmore, Goodhue, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Rice, Rock, St. Louis

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Aitkin, Brown, Carlton, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Houston, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lincoln, Lyon, Mower, Olmsted, Redwood, Renville, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona

Iowa: Dickinson, Emmet, Howard, Kossuth, Lyon, Osceola, Winneshiek

South Dakota: Brookings, Minnehaha, Moody

Wisconsin: Douglas, Pepin, Pierce

Triggering Disaster 2: N1745 for Excessive Rain, High Winds, Hail, and a Tornado that occurred on June 12, 2024, to June 13, 2024

Application Deadline: March 10, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Stearns

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd, Wright

Triggering Disaster 3: N1746 for Excessive Rain, High Winds, and Hail that occurred on June 22, 2024

Application Deadline: March 10, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Lincoln

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Minnesota: Lyon, Pipestone, Yellow Medicine

South Dakota: Brookings, Deuel, Moody

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.