On March 19 2025, through The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part I
(S.L. 2025-2), the North Carolina General Assembly established the
Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program, a one-time assistance program
for agricultural producers who suffered verifiable losses from any
declared agricultural disaster in 2024. This includes Hurricane Helene,
drought, Tropical Storm Debby, and Potential Cyclone 8. The General
Assembly appropriated nearly $311 million for the program that will be
administered by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services. $200 million will be for verifiable losses from
Hurricane Helene in the affected area and about $111 million will be for
verifiable losses from all other agricultural disasters in 2024.
Quick Facts
- A person who experienced a verifiable loss of agriculture or aquaculture commodities or farm infrastructure as a result of a Presidential or Secretarialdeclared disaster (including contiguous counties) in 2024.
- The farm is located in an affected area for the respective agricultural disaster.
- The commodity or aquaculture was planted or being raised before the date of the disaster set forth in the Presidential or Secretarial declaration for the county in which the agricultural or aquaculture commodities or farm infrastructure are located and for which verifiable losses are claimed.
- A 2024 FSA 578 Producer Print on file with the USDA Farm Service Agency for USDA reported crops.
- If you do not have a 2024 FSA 578 Producer Print, please contactyour local FSA County to schedule a time to complete a 2024 crop report.
- Completed NC Sub W-9 for producer SSN/EIN.
- Complete an electronic application (ADD LINK) from April 1 through May 4.
- During the application period, nursery crops, fruit-bearing trees and bushes, and specialty crops where the survival level is not immediately known, may extend their deadline another 45 days to June 18, 2025
- Form 578 Producer Print or 2024 crop report may be obtained at your local FSA office.
- IRS Form NC Sub W-9 is available online.
Contact your local extension office for application assistance.
FAQs
The Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program was developed and administered in accordance with provisions found in S.L. 2025-2 (The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part I) to provide financial assistance for agricultural producers who had verified losses from any agricultural disaster in 2024 including Hurricane Helene, drought, Tropical Storm Debby and Potential Tropical Cyclone 8.
A person who experienced a verifiable loss of agriculture or aquaculture commodities or farm infrastructure as a result of a Presidential or Secretarial declared disaster (including contiguous counties) in 2024.
All 100 counties are eligible as a primary or contiguous county under various declarations including drought and extreme heat, excessive rain and Tropical Storm Debby, and Hurricane Helene.
Payment calculations will be based on information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency 578 Producer print or 2024 FSA crop report, average county yield data and state price averages provided by USDA – National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). An IRS Form 1099 for miscellaneous income will be issued to your business entity for tax year 2025 for this payment.
The program is funded from a state appropriation authorized by S.L. 2025-2: The Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part I.
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is administering the program.
The application period will open on April 1, 2025 and will close May 4, 2025.
Producers of nursery crops, fruit-bearing trees and bushes, and specialty crops where survival levels is not immediately known, may request an extension of their deadline another 45 days to June 18, 2025. The request must be received in writing to agdisaster@ncagr.gov.
Please reach out to your local FSA office. Any FSA County Office in the State will be able to email the 2024 578 Producer Print to the Applicant.
We are unable to give any payment information at this time including estimated payments or timeline for payments. It is our intent to distribute payments as quickly as possible once applications are verified.
After your application is received and reviewed, you will receive a letter detailing the approval, including award amount or disapproval of your application.
Navigate to the application portal and click “Forgot Password?” under the returning user section. Enter the email address associated with your account. You will receive an automated email to the email address associated with your account that will have the username in the first line of the body of the email. Click on the link in the email to reset the password. After the success page, return to the portal and login.
The preferred method of submitting this tax form is to complete it online, sign it manually or electronically, save it as a PDF file and attach it to the online application.
Contact your local extension office for application assistance.
Please send any questions via email to agdisaster@ncagr.gov at any time or call the Disaster Assistance Hotline 1-866-645-9403 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday.