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.

An official website of the United States government

Here’s how you know

**Official websites use .gov** A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

**Secure .gov websites use HTTPS** A **lock** ( Lock           A locked padlock           ) or **https://** means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

**

Farm Service Agency

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                      - About FSA
                      - Ask USDA
                      - Contact Us
                      - Forms

- Home
- Programs & Services  - ARC/PLC Program
- Civil Rights
- Certified Mediation Program
- Climate Adaptation Plan
- Conservation Programs
- Cooperative Agreements
- Dairy Margin Coverage Program
- Disaster Assistance Programs
- Economic & Policy Analysis
- Emergency Relief
- Environmental & Cultural Resource Compliance 
- Farm Bill Home
- Farm Labor Stabilization & Protection Pilot Grants
- Farm Loan Programs
- Financial Management Information
- Increasing Land Access
- Initiatives
- Laws and Regulations
- Margin Protection Program for Dairy
- Market Facilitation Program
- MIDAS
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program
- Outreach & Education
- Payment Eligibility
- Price Support
- Rice Production Program

- State Offices
- Online Services  - LDP
- eARC/PLC
- Farmers.gov (FSA Farm+)
- FSA Online Data Resources
- Loan Assistance Tool

- Newsroom  - Fact Sheets
- News Releases
- Emergency Designations
- Stakeholder Information
- eFOIA
- Meetings & Events
- Public Service Announcements
- County Committee Elections
- Fence Post

# USDA Designates 12 Pennsylvania 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**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****1**: Drought that occurred during April 7 through October 3, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Berks, Bucks and Montgomery

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, Philadelphia and Schuylkill

**New Jersey:** Burlington, Hunterdon, Mercer and Warren

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****2**: Drought that occurred during June 1 through August 31, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Bradford and Sullivan

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming

**New York:** Chemung and Tioga

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****3**: Drought that occurred during June 1 through September 15, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Lycoming

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Bradford, Clinton, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga and Union

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****4**: Drought that occurred during June 10 and August 31, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Northumberland

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Columbia, Dauphin, Juniata, Lycoming, Montour, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder and Union

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****5:** Drought that occurred during July 1 through October 1, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Lackawanna and Wayne

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna and Wyoming

**New York:** Broome, Delaware and Sullivan

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****6:** Drought that occurred during July 1 through September 20, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Columbia and Montour

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Luzerne, Lycoming, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Sullivan

**Impacted Area**: Pennsylvania

**Triggering Disaster****7:** Drought that occurred during July 1 through September 30, 2022

**Application Deadline**: Aug. 21, 2023

**Primary Counties Eligible:** Cumberland

**Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:**

**Pennsylvania:** Adams, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry and York

**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.

** Back to the list of Emergency Designations

----

                        - Placeholder   

## Recent Emergency Designations

                        - USDA Designates 92 Texas 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.
 
                        - USDA Designates 27 Tennessee 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.
 
                        - USDA Designates Licking County, Ohio 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.
 

- Home
- Programs & Services
- State Offices
- Online Services
- Newsroom

- Farmers.gov
- USA.gov
- USDA.gov
- Whitehouse.gov

- Accessibility Statement
- Common Questions
- Freedom of Information Act

- No FEAR Report
- Information Quality
- Non-Discrimination Statement

- Policies and Links
- Privacy Policy
- Sitemap

#### Sign up for updates

**

Farm Service Agency

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

Twitter

RSS