WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 — In response to a request from Steve Peterson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawaii County in Hawaii as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

 
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USDA Designates Hawaii County in Hawaii as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 — In response to a request from Steve Peterson, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawaii County in Hawaii as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.

Hawaii County was designated a natural disaster area on Aug. 17, 2017, making all qualified farm operators in the designated area eligible for FSA’s emergency (EM) loans, provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.

Other FSA programs that can provide assistance, but do not require a disaster declaration, include Operating and Farm Ownership Loans; the Emergency Conservation Program; Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program; and the Tree Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA service centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.

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