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Agriculture Recovery Center
State, federal and local agencies, in partnership with agriculture industry groups, will host a 1-day Agriculture Recovery Center.
Pottawattamie County Agriculture Recovery Center
Oakland Community Center
Tuesday, July 2, Noon to 8 p.m.
The walk-through event, designed as a resource fair, will provide information on addressing agricultural or rural needs not covered by standard FEMA or state programs.
Back to topUSDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Iowa Impacted by Heavy Rain and Flooding
Agricultural operations in Iowa have been significantly impacted by recent heavy rain and flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. Impacted producers should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure, and livestock losses and damages.
Back to topLow-interest loans for farm property damages available
May 21, 2024, through May 25, 2024
The USDA made Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency physical loss loans available in 16 counties due to physical damage and losses caused by severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, derecho, straight-line winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding. Those counties are:
Adair, Adams, Fayette, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Kossuth, Madison, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Warren
In addition, 41 counties in Iowa are named as contiguous disaster counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA emergency physical loss loan assistance. Those counties are:
Allamakee, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clayton, Dallas, Delaware, Emmet, Franklin, Fremont, Grundy, Guthrie, Harrison, Humboldt, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, Union, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Worth, Wright
April 26, 2024, through April 27, 2024
The USDA made Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency physical loss loans available in eight counties due to physical damage and losses caused by thunderstorms and tornadoes. Those counties are:
Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Union
In addition, 21 counties in Iowa are named as contiguous disaster counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA emergency physical loss loan assistance. Those counties are:
Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Fremont, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Story, Taylor, Warren, Wayne
Back to topUSDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Iowa Disaster Areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Iowa residents recovering from the severe storms and tornadoes beginning April 26, 2024, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that approximately 600 households that may not normally be eligible under regular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules may qualify for D-SNAP – if they meet certain criteria, including the disaster income limits and have qualifying disaster-related expenses. More D-SNAP information.
Back to topLoan options and application available at farmers.gov
Rural Development rebuilding programs to Iowans
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s disaster assistance fact sheet for Iowa is a one-stop-shop of Rural Development programs and contact information that can be used to help people and businesses in rural Iowa rebuild and recover from severe weather and natural disasters.
- A Disaster and Resiliency Resource Guide outlines programs and services that can help rural residents, businesses and communities hit by disasters and support long-term planning and recovery efforts.
- Additional Rural Development resources