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.
