Emergency physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) are available to help agricultural producers recover from wildfire damage in Nebraska and South Dakota.
These loans can assist producers in repairing or replacing damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of their operations, including livestock losses. Commonly affected property may include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut-bearing trees, as well as harvested or stored crops and hay.
The assistance is available for losses associated with wildfires that occurred on March 12, 2026, and continue to impact affected areas.
Primary counties eligible:
- Nebraska — Arthur, Blaine, Cherry, Dawson, Garden, Keith, Lincoln, Morrill, Thomas
Contiguous counties also eligible:
- Nebraska — Banner, Box Butte, Brown, Buffalo, Cheyenne, Custer, Deuel, Frontier, Gosper, Grant, Hayes, Hooker, Keya Paha, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Perkins, Phelps, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan
- South Dakota — Bennett, Oglala Lakota, Todd, Tripp
Producers in eligible counties have until Monday, Nov. 23, 2026, to apply.
Additional resources are available through farmers.gov, including the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
