Counties eligible for farm loans

Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture’s designation of an emergency in the state of California on March 7, 2008, Tehama County has been named eligible for USDA emergency farm loans because of physical and production losses caused by drought, which occurred July 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007.

In addition, the following contiguous counties are eligible: Butte,  Glenn, Mendocino,  Plumas, Shasta.

Farmers in all seven (7) counties have eight months to apply for the loans to help cover part of their actual losses.  Some of the eligibility requirements are listed:

* Have suffered at least a 30 percent loss of normal production directly      related to the above-cited cause,

*Be able to repay the loan and any other loans,

* Be UNABLE to obtain credit elsewhere,

*  Have adequate security,

* Have multi-peril crop insurance, if available, and

* Meet other eligibility criteria.

All applicants must complete a certification of disaster losses, which reflects the exact date(s) and nature of the designated disaster and how it caused the loss or damage.  Crop insurance field reports may be a source for documenting losses directly related to the cited cause.

The authorization for Farm Service Agency (FSA) to accept Emergency loan applications under this authorization expires on November 28, 2008.  Applications should be filed with your FSA Service Center at 132-A N. Enright Avenue,  Willows, CA  95988 or call (530) 934-4669 Opt. 2.