NJ Freeze Disaster Designation and Emergency Loan Info (NJ Freeze Disaster Declaration Approved)
The requested disaster declaration regarding Freeze from April 19, 2026, through April 22, 2026, has been approved by Secretary Rollins on June 8th, 2026.
All 21 counties in New Jersey, seventeen (17) primary and four (4) contiguous, are covered by this designation. Attached you will find documentation that provides a detailed list of all primary and contiguous counties impacted by this disaster, along with the letter from the Office of the Under Secretary to Governor Sherrill.
A Secretarial Disaster Designation makes farm operators in primary and contiguous counties eligible to be considered for FSA emergency loans and disaster set aside, provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in all counties have until February 8, 2027, to apply for emergency loan assistance. The attached Emergency Loan Fact Sheet provides further information on how producers may apply for this assistance with local FSA Offices.