Champaign among counties declared a primary natural disaster area due to drought

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Several Ohio counties have been declared a primary natural disaster area due to drought, including Champaign.

Additional Ohio counties are eligible as contiguous counties.

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to farm operators in primary counties and contiguous counties through FSA emergency loan assistance.

Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. The deadline for producers in designated primary and contiguous counties to apply for loans is May 23.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for eight or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Application is May 23, 2025. For more information visit farmers.gov.

Primary counties eligible:

Ohio – Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Delaware, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Union, and Warren counties.

Contiguous counties also eligible:

Ohio – Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Darke, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Knox, Licking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Preble and Shelby counties.

Info from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)

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