On October 1, 20 21 , President Biden declared a major disaster in the State of North Carolina
based on losses caused by Tropical Storm Fred that occurred August 16-18 , 20 21 . As a result of this major disaster, 1North Carolina county was declared eligible for Federal disaster assistance, including Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency (EM) loans for eligible family farmers. Those primary disaster counties are:
In addition to that primary disaster county, 4 additional North Carolina counties are named as contiguous counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA EM loan assistance, in accordance with Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Those counties are:
Kathy Jett said that effective October 1, 2021, farmers in Jackson, Cherokee, Swain, Macon and Haywood counties may apply for EM loans for physical and/or production losses. June 1, 2022 is the deadline for filing an application. The local office is located at 61 Triple Springs Rd., Hendersonville, NC 28792 and has office hours of 8:00-4:30, please call 828-693-1406 to schedule an appointment due to COVID restrictions. Kathy Jett said that any farmer who suffered a physical and/or production loss should contact her office for additional information. Feel free to share any post from the WKRK website that you feel is beneficial to your community. We encourage input from local law enforcement, government officials, emergency management officials, schools and other public service organizations. To send us information, use the form on our Contact Us page.
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