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The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has designated 28 Indiana Counties as Natural Disaster Areas due to Drought.
This allows The USDA Farm Service Agency to extend 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 like equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts.
The Primary Counties Eligible for the funds are: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Carroll, Cass, Delaware, Howard, Jay, Miami, Randolph, Tipton, Wabash, and Wells Counties.
Counties Also Eligible for funding are: Clinton, Dekalb, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Henry, Huntington, Kosciusko, Madison, Noble, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Wayne, White, and Whitley Counties.
The deadline to apply for the emergency loans is August 31st of 2026
The FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.
Click here to find out how to apply.Â