USDA natural disaster physical loss loans available

WASHINGTON — Low-interest physical loss loans for producers are available for those impacted by any of the 12 natural disasters earlier this year in the Midwest.

Physical loss loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency 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.

The low-interest loan application deadline is April 26 for all of the disasters.

Here are the disaster areas impacted by each event:

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted area: Illinois and Missouri — tornadoes and high winds that occurred March 10-11.

Primary counties eligible: Knox, Madison, St. Clair and Washington in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Bond, Clinton, Fulton, Henry, Jefferson, Jersey, Marion, Macoupin, Mercer, Montgomery, Monroe, Perry, Peoria, Randolph, Stark and Warren in Illinois.

Contiguous counties in adjacent states: St. Charles and St. Louis in Missouri.

Triggering Disaster #2

Impacted area: Illinois — tornadoes, wind and hail that occurred March 15-16.

Primary counties eligible: Montgomery in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Bond, Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Shelby and Sangamon in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #3

Impacted Area: Illinois and Iowa — a blizzard occurred in March.

Primary counties eligible: Henderson and Warren in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Fulton, Hancock, Knox, McDonough and Mercer in Illinois.

Contiguous counties in adjacent states: Des Moines and Lee in Iowa.

Triggering Disaster #4

Impacted area: Illinois — tornadoes that occurred April 1-2.

Primary counties eligible: Ogle and Peoria in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Fulton, Knox, Lee, Marshall, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Whiteside, Winnebago and Woodford in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #5

Impacted area: Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin — lightning, excessive rain and high winds that occurred April 1-2.

Primary counties eligible: Jo Daviess and Winnebago in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Ogle and Stephenson in Illinois

Contiguous counties in adjacent states: Dubuque and Jackson in Iowa and Grant, Green, Lafayette and Rock in Wisconsin.

Triggering Disaster #6

Impacted Area: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Missouri — tornadoes, high winds and hail that occurred April 13-17.

Primary counties eligible: Adams, Christian, Ford, Fulton, Hancock, Macon, McDonough, Menard, Stark, Tazewell and Will in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Brown, Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Cook, De Witt, DuPage, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Mason, Marshall, McLean, Montgomery, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Vermilion, Warren and Woodford in Illinois.

Contiguous counties in adjacent states: Lake in Indiana, Lee in Iowa, and Clark, Lewis and Marion in Missouri.

Triggering Disaster #7

Impacted area: Illinois — excessive rain, a tornado and high winds occurred April 13-17.

Primary counties eligible: Lee in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Bureau, DeKalb, La Salle, Ogle and Whiteside in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #8

Impacted area: Illinois — excessive rain, a tornado and high winds occurred on April 27.

Primary counties eligible: Clinton, De Witt, Hamilton and Logan in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Bond, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Jefferson, Macon, Madison, Marion, Mason, McLean, Menard, Piatt, Saline, Sangamon, St. Clair, Tazewell, Washington, Wayne and White in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #9

Impacted area: Illinois — excessive rain and high winds occurred May 16-18.

Primary counties eligible: Marshall in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Bureau, La Salle, Peoria, Putnam, Stark and Woodford in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #10

Impacted area: Illinois — tornadoes occurred March 14-16.

Primary counties eligible: Douglas in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Champaign, Coles, Edgar, Moultrie, Piatt and Vermilion in Illinois.

Triggering Disaster #11

Impacted area: Illinois and Wisconsin — tornadoes, winds, hail and lightning occurred on April 17.

Primary counties eligible: Mason and Stephenson in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Carroll, Fulton, Logan, Ogle, Tazewell, Cass, Jo Daviess, Menard, Schuyler and Winnebago in Illinois.

Contiguous counties in adjacent states: Green and Lafayette in Wisconsin.

Triggering Disaster #12

Impacted area: Illinois — tornados occurred on April 27.

Primary counties eligible: Piatt in Illinois.

Contiguous counties also eligible: Champaign, Douglas, De Witt, McLean, Macon and Moultrie in Illinois.

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.