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 174 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. 8, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

 Anderson

Dallam

Hudspeth

Nacogdoches

Andrews

Dallas

Hunt

Navarro

Angelina

Dawson

Hutchinson

Nolan

Archer

Deaf Smith

Irion

Ochiltree

Armstrong

Delta

Jeff Davis

Oldham

Atascosa

Denton

Jefferson

Orange

Bailey

Dickens

Jim Hogg

Palo Pinto

Bandera

Dimmit

Jim Wells

Panola

Baylor

Donley

Johnson

Parker

Bee

Duval

Jones

Parmer

Bell

Eastland

Karnes

Pecos

Bexar

Ector

Kaufman

Potter

Blanco

Edwards

Kendall

Presidio

Borden

Ellis

Kent

Rains

Bosque

Erath

Kerr

Randall

Bowie

Fannin

Kimble

Reagan

Brewster

Fisher

King

Real

Briscoe

Floyd

Kinney

Red River

Brooks

Foard

Knox

Reeves

Brown

Franklin

Lamar

Roberts

Burnet

Frio

Lamb

Rockwall

Callahan

Gaines

Lampasas

Runnels

Camp

Garza

La Salle

Rusk

Carson

Gillespie

Lipscomb

San Augustine

Cass

Glasscock

Live Oak

San Saba

Castro

Gray

Llano

Schleicher

Cherokee

Grayson

Loving

Scurry

Childress

Gregg

Lubbock

Shackelford

Clay

Hale

Lynn

Shelby

Cochran

Hall

McCulloch

Sherman

Coke

Hamilton

McLennan

Smith

Coleman

Hansford

McMullen

Somervell

Collin

Hardeman

Marion

Starr

Collingsworth

Harrison

Martin

Stephens

Comal

Hartley

Mason

Sterling

Comanche

Haskell

Maverick

Stonewall

Concho

Hemphill

Medina

Sutton

Cooke

Henderson

Midland

Swisher

Coryell

Hill

Mills

Tarrant

Cottle

Hockley

Mitchell

Taylor

Crane

Hood

Montague

Terrell

Crockett

Hopkins

Moore

Terry

Crosby

Houston

Morris

 

Culberson

Howard

Motley

 

 

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
 

Texas:

 

 

Chambers

Jack

Nueces

Upshur

Wilbarger

DeWitt

Jasper

Polk

Upton

Williamson

El Paso

Kenedy

Refugio

Uvalde

Wilson

Falls

Kleberg

Sabine

Val Verde

Winkler

Freestone

Leon

San Patricio

Van Zandt

Wise

Goliad

Liberty

Throckmorton

Walker

Wood

Gonzales

Limestone

Titus

Ward

Yoakum

Guadalupe

Madison

Tom Green

Webb

Young

Hardin

Menard

Travis

Wheeler

Zapata

Hays

Milam

Trinity

Wichita

Zavala

Hidalgo

Newton

Tyler

 

 

Arkansas: Little River, Miller
Louisiana: Caddo, Calcasieu, Cameron, De Soto, Sabine
New Mexico: Curry, Eddy, Lea, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union
Oklahoma: Beaver, Beckham, Bryan, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cotton, Ellis, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Love, McCurtain, Marshall, Roger Mills, Texas

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery ToolDisaster 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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