The Office’s natural disaster designation enables the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)’s Farm Services Agency (FSA) to provide much-needed emergency financing to growers recovering from natural disasters. emergency loan.

Emergency loans can be used to meet a variety of recovery needs, including replacement of essentials such as equipment and livestock, reorganization of agricultural operations, and refinancing of certain debts. The FSA will screen loans based on severity of loss, available security and ability to repay.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered drought intensity values ​​of 1) D2 drought – severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks, or 2) D3 drought – extreme or D4 drought – exceptional during the growing season. .

Affected area: Arizona

cause disaster: Drought

Application deadline: January 31, 2023

Major counties covered: Maricopa

Includes adjacent counties:

Other resources

On farmers.gov: Disaster assistance discovery tool, Disaster Relief Fact Sheet at a Glanceand agricultural loan discovery tool Helps determine program or loan options. To submit a loss report or to inquire about available programs, please contact your local USDA Service Center.