21 Nebraska counties approved for USDA loan assistance after spring wildfires

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 908

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska farmers across 21 counties impacted by major wildfires in March and April now have access to federal financial loan assistance through the USDA.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved the request from Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen. The request covers four “primary” counties — Garden, Grant, Lincoln and Morrill — and 17 “contiguous” counties: Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Cherry, Cheyenne, Custer, Dawson, Deuel, Frontier, Hayes, Hooker, Keith, Logan, McPherson, Perkins, Scotts Bluff …

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