Julia A. Wickard, State Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Indiana announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 36 counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by extreme drought. “Indiana FSA and its employees are committed to helping farmers navigate the multitude of programs that may be available in eligible counties,” said Wickard. “The Summer of 2012 will not be long forgotten by those producers and their families that were negatively impacted by severe dry weather. USDA is here to assist.”
Those counties are:
| Allen | Gibson | Marshall | St. Joseph |
| Carroll | Grant | Martin | Spencer |
| Cass | Greene | Miami | Steuben |
| Crawford | Howard | Noble | Sullivan |
| Daviess | Huntington | Orange | Vanderburgh |
| DeKalb | Knox | Perry | Wabash |
| Dubois | Kosciusko | Pike | Warrick |
| Elkhart | LaGrange | Posey | Wells |
| Fulton | Lawrence | Pulaski | Whitley |
Farm operators in the 19 counties listed below in Indiana also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous to the designated counties. These counties are:
| Adams | Harrison | Madison | Tipton |
| Blackford | Jackson | Monroe | Vigo |
| Clay | Jasper | Owen | Washington |
| Clinton | Jay | Starke | White |
| Delaware | LaPorte | Tippecanoe |
Source: Indiana FSA