COLUMBUS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency’s Administrator has declared
emergency physical loss loans are available in 15 Ohio counties.As Auglaize and Henry counties have been
designated as primary natural disaster areas, due to high winds, lightning, and tornadoes that occurred on
June 13, neighboring counties such as Wood County are included as contiguous disaster counties where
eligible farmers may qualify for FSA emergency physical loss loans.All the counties were designated natural
disaster areas on July 8, making FSA Emergency Physical Loss loans available to eligible applicants. Farmers
in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans. Interested
farmers should contact their local FSA county office for further information.