Montana FSA: Availability Of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans For Producers Affected By Natural Disasters

Physical loss loans 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.

State: Montana

Triggering Disaster Event 1: Blizzard, Excessive Snow, and High Winds that occurred during April 11–April 25, 2022.

Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2023 

Primary Counties Eligible: Carter, Fallon and Wibaux

Contiguous Areas also Eligible:

Montana: Custer, Dawson, Powder River, Prairie and Richland

North Dakota: Bowman, Golden Valley, McKenzie and Slope 

South Dakota: Butte and Harding

Wyoming: Crook

Triggering Disaster Event 2: Blizzard, Freeze, Ice, and High Winds that occurred during April 12–April 14, 2022.

Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Big Horn

Contiguous Areas also Eligible:

Montana: Carbon, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure and Yellowstone 

Wyoming: Big Horn and Sheridan

Triggering Disaster Event 3:  Blizzard, Excessive Snow and High Winds that occurred during April 12–April 17, 2022

Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: McCone and Richland

Contiguous Areas also Eligible:

Montana: Dawson, Garfield, Prairie, Roosevelt, Valley and Wibaux

North Dakota: McKenzie and Williams

Triggering Disaster Event 4: Blizzard, Excessive Snow, Freeze, and High winds that occurred during April 11–April 14, 2022

Application Deadline: Jan. 25, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible: Golden Valley and Musselshell

Contiguous Areas also Eligible: Fergus, Petroleum, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland and Yellowstone

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.

 

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