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Winterkill leads to Wisconsin, Minnesota disaster declaration

Farmers in a total of 21 Wisconsin and Minnesota counties can apply for disaster assistance because of alfalfa winterkill.  The USDA’s Farm Service Agency named 10 Wisconsin counties as primary disaster areas.  Farmers in nine adjacent counties in Wisconsin and two adjacent counties in Minnesota will also be eligible for FSA emergency loans.  Several other FSA programs that don’t require a disaster declaration might also assist affected farmers.

The disaster declaration was announced because of damage caused by repeated freezing and thawing of alfalfa after January 1^st.

Primary Disaster Counties:

Brown, Calumet, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Monroe, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Sheboygan and Washington in Wisconsin.

Adjacent counties eligible for assistance:

Dodge, Door, Fond du Lac, Jackson, Juneau, Milwaukee, Oconto, Shawano, and Trempealeau counties in Wisconsin plus Houston and Winona counties in Minnesota.