This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

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USDA Designates 23 Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: Dec. 22, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

HaysUvaldeWilbargerWiseYoung
ThrockmortonVal VerdeWilsonWoodZapata
TitusVan ZandtWinklerYoakumZavala
TomGreenWard
TrinityWebb
UpshurWheeler
UptonWichita

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Texas:

AndrewsDonleyHuntPolk
AngelinaDuvalIrionRains
ArcherEctorJackReagan
AtascosaEdwardsJim Hogg Real
BanderaFoardKarnesRed River
BaylorFranklinKaufmanReeves
BexarFrioKinneyRoberts
BlancoGainesKnoxRunnels
CaldwellGlasscockLa SalleSan Jacinto
CampGonzalesLovingSchleicher
ClayGrayMcMullenShackelford
CochranGreggMarionSmith
CokeGuadalupeMaverickStarr
CollingsworthHardemanMedinaStephens
ComalHarrisonMenardSterling
ConchoHaskellMidlandSutton
CookeHemphillMontagueTarrant
CraneHendersonMorrisTerrell
CrockettHockleyPalo PintoTerry
DentonHopkinsParkerTravis
DimmitHoustonPecosWalker

New Mexico: Lea
Oklahoma: Beckham, Cotton, Jackson, Roger Mills and Tillman

More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.

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