South-Carolina
South Carolina: 6 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Freeze, High Winds
Seedling corn after a freeze. Picture: Rome Ethredge, College of Georgia
This Secretarial pure catastrophe designation permits the US Division of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Company (FSA) to increase much-needed emergency credit score to producers recovering from pure disasters by emergency loans.
Emergency loans can be utilized to fulfill numerous restoration wants together with the substitute of important objects similar to gear or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of sure money owed. FSA will assessment the loans primarily based on the extent of losses, safety obtainable and compensation potential.
Impacted Space: South Carolina
Triggering Catastrophe: Freezing temperatures and excessive winds that occurred from March 12 by March 14, 2022.
Software Deadline: Feb. 28, 2023
Main Counties Eligible: Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenville, Saluda, Spartanburg and Union
Contiguous Counties Additionally Eligible:
South Carolina: Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Chester, Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Pickens and York
Georgia: Columbia and Richmond
North Carolina: Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania
Extra Sources
On farmers.gov, the Catastrophe Help Discovery Software, Catastrophe Help-at-a-Look truth sheet, and Farm Mortgage Discovery Software will help you identify program or mortgage choices. To file a Discover of Loss or to ask questions on obtainable applications, contact your native USDA Service Middle.