USDA expands emergency-loan eligibility after freeze in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
The October 9 freeze designation covers eight New Hampshire counties and three in Massachusetts; applications are due by May 25, 2027.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency said on October 9 that producers affected by a freeze in New Hampshire and Massachusetts could apply for emergency farm loans. The designation names Hillsborough and Merrimack counties in New Hampshire as primary eligible areas.
Eligibility also extends to Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Rockingham, Strafford and Sullivan counties in New Hampshire, and Essex, Middlesex and Worcester in Massachusetts. Emergency loans may help replace equipment or livestock, reorganize an operation or refinance certain debts; the application deadline is May 25, 2027.
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The October 9 freeze designation covers eight New Hampshire counties and three in Massachusetts; applications are due by May 25, 2027.
- Counties eligible for emergency farm loans
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- 2026-10-09 · Observed
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