Drought-Related USDA Disaster Declarations in 2016
2/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Cherokee County, AL
DeKalb County, AL
Etowah County, AL
Jackson County, AL
Madison County, AL
Marshall County, AL
La Paz County, AZ
Maricopa County, AZ
Mohave County, AZ
Yavapai County, AZ
Yuma County, AZ
Glenn County, CA
Humboldt County, CA
Imperial County, CA
Lake County, CA
Marin County, CA
Mendocino County, CA
Modoc County, CA
Riverside County, CA
San Bernardino County, CA
San Diego County, CA
Shasta County, CA
Siskiyou County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Tehama County, CA
Trinity County, CA
Banks County, GA
Barrow County, GA
Catoosa County, GA
Chattooga County, GA
Clarke County, GA
Dade County, GA
Elbert County, GA
Floyd County, GA
Franklin County, GA
Gordon County, GA
Gwinnett County, GA
Habersham County, GA
Hall County, GA
Hart County, GA
Jackson County, GA
Lincoln County, GA
Madison County, GA
Oconee County, GA
Oglethorpe County, GA
Stephens County, GA
Walker County, GA
Walton County, GA
Whitfield County, GA
Wilkes County, GA
Hawaii County, HI
Kauai County, HI
Maui County, HI
Ada County, ID
Adams County, ID
Canyon County, ID
Elmore County, ID
Gem County, ID
Owyhee County, ID
Payette County, ID
Twin Falls County, ID
Washington County, ID
Big Horn County, MT
Carbon County, MT
Carter County, MT
Custer County, MT
Fallon County, MT
Garfield County, MT
Powder River County, MT
Prairie County, MT
Richland County, MT
Roosevelt County, MT
Rosebud County, MT
Sheridan County, MT
Wibaux County, MT
Avery County, NC
Buncombe County, NC
Cabarrus County, NC
Cherokee County, NC
Clay County, NC
Davidson County, NC
Davie County, NC
Forsyth County, NC
Franklin County, NC
Gaston County, NC
Graham County, NC
Granville County, NC
Halifax County, NC
Haywood County, NC
Henderson County, NC
Iredell County, NC
Jackson County, NC
Johnston County, NC
Lincoln County, NC
Macon County, NC
Madison County, NC
McDowell County, NC
Mecklenburg County, NC
Mitchell County, NC
Montgomery County, NC
Nash County, NC
Rowan County, NC
Rutherford County, NC
Stanly County, NC
Surry County, NC
Swain County, NC
Transylvania County, NC
Union County, NC
Vance County, NC
Wake County, NC
Warren County, NC
Wilkes County, NC
Yadkin County, NC
Yancey County, NC
Benson County, ND
Billings County, ND
Burke County, ND
Burleigh County, ND
Cavalier County, ND
Divide County, ND
Dunn County, ND
Eddy County, ND
Foster County, ND
Golden Valley County, ND
Grand Forks County, ND
Grant County, ND
Griggs County, ND
Hettinger County, ND
Kidder County, ND
LaMoure County, ND
McHenry County, ND
McIntosh County, ND
McKenzie County, ND
McLean County, ND
Mercer County, ND
Morton County, ND
Mountrail County, ND
Nelson County, ND
Oliver County, ND
Pembina County, ND
Pierce County, ND
Ramsey County, ND
Renville County, ND
Sheridan County, ND
Sioux County, ND
Slope County, ND
Stark County, ND
Steele County, ND
Stutsman County, ND
Towner County, ND
Traill County, ND
Walsh County, ND
Ward County, ND
Wells County, ND
Williams County, ND
Elko County, NV
Eureka County, NV
Humboldt County, NV
Lincoln County, NV
Nye County, NV
Washoe County, NV
White Pine County, NV
Baker County, OR
Deschutes County, OR
Harney County, OR
Klamath County, OR
Lake County, OR
Malheur County, OR
Abbeville County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Lancaster County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Oconee County, SC
York County, SC
Butte County, SD
Campbell County, SD
Corson County, SD
Custer County, SD
Haakon County, SD
Jackson County, SD
Lawrence County, SD
Meade County, SD
Oglala Lakota County, SD
Pennington County, SD
Perkins County, SD
Ziebach County, SD
Bledsoe County, TN
Bradley County, TN
Franklin County, TN
Grundy County, TN
Hamilton County, TN
Marion County, TN
Meigs County, TN
Rhea County, TN
Sequatchie County, TN
Juab County, UT
Millard County, UT
Tooele County, UT
Big Horn County, WY
Campbell County, WY
Converse County, WY
Crook County, WY
Fremont County, WY
Hot Springs County, WY
Johnson County, WY
Natrona County, WY
Niobrara County, WY
Park County, WY
Sheridan County, WY
Washakie County, WY
Weston County, WY
Start Date: 1/21/2016
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture began declaring counties as primary and secondary disaster areas related to drought in January, for the 2016 growing season. Farmers in affected counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for low-interest emergency loans. For more information, agricultural producers should contact their Farm Service Agency office. From Farm Service Agency press releases.
Sources
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates White Pine County in Nevada as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Utah.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0420_rel_0039.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Weston County in Wyoming as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in South Dakota.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0630_rel_0051.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Maui County in Hawaii as a Primary Natural Disaster Area.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0420_rel_0038.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates La Paz County in Arizona as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in California.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0519_rel_0045.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Kauai County in Hawaii as a Primary Natural Disaster Area.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0511_rel_0043.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Hawaii County in Hawaii as a Primary Natural Disaster Area.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160413_rel_0035.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Franklin County in North Carolina as a Primary Natural Disaster Area.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160210_rel_0009.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Custer County in Montana as a Primary Natural Disaster Area.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160406_rel_0033.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates Crook County in Wyoming as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in South Dakota.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0706_rel_0058.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 9 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0706_rel_0055.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 4 Counties in Wyoming as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Montana.
Friday, June 3, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0601_rel_0048.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 4 Counties in North Carolina as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in South Carolina.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160121_rel_0005.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 4 Counties in Idaho as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0526_rel_0046.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 4 Counties in California as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Arizona.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160302_rel_0022.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 3 Counties in South Dakota as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Wyoming.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0706_rel_0056.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 21 Counties in North Dakota as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_20160225_rel_0017.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 2 Counties in Tennessee as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0706_rel_0057.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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USDA Designates 2 Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0706_rel_0054.
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USDA Farm Service Agency
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Designates Lake County in Oregon as a Primary Natural Disaster Area with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-room/emergency-designations/2016/ed_2016_0511_rel_0044.