{"version":"1","article":{"id":"usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","slug":"usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=en","title":"USDA declares 15 Virginia counties drought disaster areas","summary":"The FSA designation opens emergency loan applications and covers adjoining areas across five states.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-13T20:11:53+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-13T20:11:53+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-13","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"USDA Farm Service Agency","url":"https://www.fsa.usda.gov/news-events/news/10-13-2026/usda-designates-15-counties-natural-disaster-areas","publishedAt":"2026-10-13","checkedAt":"2026-10-13"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/usda-virginia-drought-emergency-loans-october-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency designated 15 Virginia counties as drought disaster areas on October 13. The decision may allow producers who suffered losses in the listed areas to apply for USDA emergency loans.","FSA said the fast-track designation applies where the growing season included at least eight weeks of D2 severe drought or D3/D4 drought. Adjoining eligible areas extend into Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The deadline is May 10, 2027; the agency reviews losses, available security and repayment ability."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The FSA designation opens emergency loan applications and covers adjoining areas across five states.\n\nThe US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency designated 15 Virginia counties as drought disaster areas on October 13. The decision may allow producers who suffered losses in the listed areas to apply for USDA emergency loans.\n\nFSA said the fast-track designation applies where the growing season included at least eight weeks of D2 severe drought or D3/D4 drought. Adjoining eligible areas extend into Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The deadline is May 10, 2027; the agency reviews losses, available security and repayment ability.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}