FSA Program Update Feed

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois

Triggering Disaster N1824: Tornado that occurred on March 14, 2025

Application Deadline: 05/31/2026

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Impacted Area: Missouri. Application Deadline: 02/09/2026. Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding that occurred on May 16, 2025. This Presidential disaster declaration 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.

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Impacted Area: Tennessee and Kentucky. Application Deadline: February 17, 2026. Triggering Disaster: Various -Tornado, Lightening, and Flooding instances in March, 2025. 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.

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Non-Tribal Contiguous Lands and Counties Also Eligible; Designation Applies to Nine Counties
This Presidential disaster declaration 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.

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