USDA Designates 31 New York Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Contact: Lynnette Wright
lynnette.wright@usda.gov

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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. 

Impacted Area: New York

Triggering Disaster: Freeze & Frost 

Application Deadline: 4/17/2024 

Primary Counties Eligible: Albany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Greene, Jefferson, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Yates  

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

New York: Allegany, Bronx, Chenango, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Fulton, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Orange, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Warren, Wyoming                                       

Connecticut: Fairfield, Litchfield                        

Massachusetts: Berkshire                                       

New Jersey: Bergen                                           

Pennsylvania: Bradford, Erie, McKean, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga, Warren, Wayne       

Vermont: Addison, Bennington, Rutland           

 

Triggering Disaster 2: Freeze & Frost 

Application Deadline: 3/11/2024

 

Primary Counties Eligible:

Massachusetts: Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Worcester 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Connecticut: Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland, Windham             

Massachusetts: Barnstable, Dukes, Suffolk                                  

New Hampshire: Cheshire, Hillsborough, Rockingham                       

New York: Columbia, Dutchess, Rensselaer                         

Rhode Island: Bristol, Newport, Providence                        

Vermont: Bennington, Windhan 

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.