USDA Designates Sixteen California 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.

Impacted Area: California

Triggering Disaster #1: Freeze that occurred during February 21 through February 28, 2022

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Butte, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: California:

Alameda Glenn Nevada Santa Clara

Amador Lake Placer Shasta

Calaveras Mariposa Plumas Sierra

Colusa Mendocino Sacramento Trinity

Contra Costa Mono San Benito Tuolumne

Fresno Napa

Impacted Area: California

Triggering Disaster #2: Freeze that occurred on February 24, 2022

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Colusa and Glenn

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: California: Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Sutter, Tehama and Yolo

Impacted Area: California

Triggering Disaster #3: Freeze that occurred during April 11 through April 13, 2022

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Amador, Calaveras and El Dorado

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: California: Alpine, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne

Nevada: Douglas

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery 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.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

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Source: USDA

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