  NEWS RELEASE
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.
Impacted Area 1: South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota
Triggering Disaster: Severe storms and flooding that occurred June 12, 2025, through June 16, 2025. M4890
Application Deadline: May 11, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
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South Dakota: Lake Traverse Reservation
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
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Minnesota: Traverse
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North Dakota: Richland and Sargent
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South Dakota: Codington, Day, Grant, Marshall, and Roberts
Impacted Area 2: Minnesota
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds that occurred June 21, 2025. M4894
Application Deadline: June 22, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
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Minnesota: Leech Lake Reservation
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
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Minnesota: Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca
Impacted Area 3: North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds that occurred June 20, 2025, through June 21, 2025. M4888
Application Deadline: May 11, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
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North Dakota: Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Grant, Griggs, Kidder, McLean, Morton, Oliver, Ransom, Sheridan, Sioux, Steele, Stutsman, Traill, Wells
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
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Minnesota: Clay, Norman, Polk
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North Dakota: Adams, Benson, Dickey, Dunn, Grand Forks, Hettinger, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, Mercer, Mountrail, Nelson, Pierce, Richland, Sargent, Stark, Ward
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South Dakota: Campbell, Corson
Impacted Area 4: North Dakota, Minnesota
Triggering Disaster: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds that occurred August 7, 2025, through August 8, 2025. M4895
Application Deadline: June 22, 2026
Primary Counties Eligible:
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North Dakota: Barnes, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, Nelson, Steele, Stutsman
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
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Minnesota: Marshall, Polk
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North Dakota: Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, Ramsey, Sheridan, Traill, Walsh, Wells
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.
FEMA offers different assistance programs for individual citizens, public groups including government agencies and private nonprofit organizations. To find the FEMA help you need following a disaster event, visit fema.gov/assistance.
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