USDA Designates 48 North Dakota 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.

State: North Dakota

Triggering Disaster #1: Drought that occurred during April 15, 2020 and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

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

Triggering Disaster #2: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during July 15, 2020, and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

• North Dakota:

  Benson
  Burke
  Burleigh
  Eddy
  Emmons

  Foster
  Logan
  McLean
  Renville
  Rolette

  Sheridan
  Stutsman
  Towner
  Ward
  Williams

• Montana: Sheridan

Triggering Disaster #3: Drought, freeze and frost that occurred during April 15, 2020, and continuing.

Application Deadline: December 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

Triggering Disaster #4: Frost that occurred September 7 through September 15, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota:

Triggering Disaster #5: Excessive moisture and rain that occurred January 1 through June 5, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Cavalier, Ramsey and Towner

Contiguous Counties also Eligible: Benson, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Rolette and Walsh

Triggering Disaster #6: Excessive moisture/rain and flooding that occurred January 1 through August 1, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

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

Triggering Disaster #7: Excessive moisture/rain, flooding and frost that occurred January 1 through September 15, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible:

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

Triggering Disaster #8: Excessive moisture/rain and frost that occurred during April 15 through June 5, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Kidder

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

North Dakota: Burleigh, Emmons, Logan, Sheridan, Stutsman and Wells

Triggering Disaster #9: Hail that occurred July 24, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 27, 2021

Primary Counties Eligible: Sioux

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

• North Dakota: Adams, Emmons, Grant and Morton
• South Dakota: Corson

Triggering Disaster #10: Hail that occurred August 12, 2020.

Application Deadline: December 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.