Farm Service Agency - Kentucky State Office
06/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/26/2024 19:42
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in 7 Contiguous Kentucky Counties Due to Losses Caused by Multiple Disaster Events that Occurred[...]
USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in 7 Contiguous Kentucky Counties Due to Losses Caused by Multiple Disaster Events that Occurred May 6, 2024, through May 26, 2024, in Tennessee
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.
Impacted Area: Tennessee
Triggering Disaster: Tornadoes, high winds, lightening, hail, excessive rain and flooding that occurred May 6, 2024, through May 9, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Bradley, Cannon, DeKalb, Giles, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Polk, Rhea, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Warren
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Alabama: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison
Georgia: Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield
Kentucky: Allen, Simpson
North Carolina: Cherokee
Tennessee: Bedford, Bledsoe, Claiborne, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Hawkins, Hickman, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Sequatchie, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, White, Williamson, Wilson
Triggering Disaster 2:High winds, excessive rain and flooding that occurred May 22, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Houston, Stewart
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Calloway, Christian, Trigg
Tennessee: Benton, Dickson, Henry, Humphreys, Montgomery
Triggering Disaster 3: Tornadoes, high winds, and excessive rain that occurred May 26, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Overton, Pickett
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Clinton, Wayne
Tennessee: Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Putnam, Scott
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.
Impacted Area: Tennessee
Triggering Disaster: Tornadoes, high winds, lightening, hail, excessive rain and flooding that occurred May 6, 2024, through May 9, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Bradley, Cannon, DeKalb, Giles, Grainger, Hamblen, Hamilton, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Polk, Rhea, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Warren
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Alabama: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison
Georgia: Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield
Kentucky: Allen, Simpson
North Carolina: Cherokee
Tennessee: Bedford, Bledsoe, Claiborne, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Hawkins, Hickman, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Lewis, McMinn, Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Moore, Putnam, Roane, Robertson, Sequatchie, Trousdale, Union, Van Buren, White, Williamson, Wilson
Triggering Disaster 2:High winds, excessive rain and flooding that occurred May 22, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Houston, Stewart
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Calloway, Christian, Trigg
Tennessee: Benton, Dickson, Henry, Humphreys, Montgomery
Triggering Disaster 3: Tornadoes, high winds, and excessive rain that occurred May 26, 2024
Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Overton, Pickett
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Kentucky: Clinton, Wayne
Tennessee: Clay, Fentress, Jackson, Putnam, Scott
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.
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