USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) Due to High Winds

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.

According to research, Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) can migrate with wind and due to the contagious nature of the virus, biosecurity efforts and quarantines have been ineffective. Producers impacted by aMPV due to high winds should contact their local FSA office if interested in applying for a physical loss loan.

Impacted Area: Minnesota

Triggering Disaster: High Winds

Application Deadline: January 24, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible:

Aitkin	Fillmore	Marshall	Rock
Anoka	Freeborn	Martin	Roseau
Becker	Goodhue	Meeker	St. Louis
Beltrami	Grant	Mille Lacs	Scott
Benton	Hennepin	Morrison	Sherburne
Big Stone	Houston	Mower	Sibley
Blue Earth	Hubbard	Murray	Stearns
Brown	Isanti	Nicollet	Steele
Carlton	Itasca	Nobles	Stevens
Carver	Jackson	Norman	Swift
Cass	Kanabec	Olmsted	Todd
Chippewa	Kandiyohi	Otter Tail	Traverse
Chisago	Kittson	Pennington	Wabasha
Clay	Koochiching	Pine	Wadena
Clearwater	Lac qui Parle	Pipestone	Waseca
Cook	Lake	Polk	Washington
Cottonwood	Lake of the Woods	Pope	Watonwan
Crow Wing	Le Sueur	Ramsey	Wilkin
Dakota	Lincoln	Red Lake	Winona
Dodge	Lyon	Redwood	Wright
Douglas	McLeod	Renville	Yellow Medicine
Faribault	Mahnomen	Rice

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Iowa: Allamakee, Dickinson, Emmet, Howard, Kossuth, Lyon, Mitchell, Osceola, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth

North Dakota: Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina, Richland, Traill, Walsh

South Dakota: Brookings, Deuel, Grant, Minnehaha, Moody, Roberts

Wisconsin: Buffalo, Burnett, Douglas, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

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.