Governor Successful Disaster Request

Governor Jim Pillen is announcing federal financial loan assistance to help Nebraska farmers and producers impacted by major wildfires in March and April. The request he submitted last month for a Secretarial Disaster Declaration has been approved by the USDA.  In addition to four primary counties, the declaration also covers 17 additional counties. 

The Secretarial Disaster Declaration enables those living in qualifying areas to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loan assistance. Applications for assistance must be submitted within the next eight months. Primary and contiguous counties covered by the designation are listed below:

Primary: Garden, Grant, Lincoln, Morrill

Contiguous: Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Custer, Dawson, Deuel, Frontier, Hayes, Hooker, Keith, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan