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USDA Designates 18 Arkansas 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.

State: Arkansas

Triggering Disaster #1: Excessive rain, flash flooding, flooding, high winds and lightning that occurred during April 1 through June 11, 2021

Application Deadline: April 12, 2022

Primary Counties Eligible:

Arkansas:

Arkansas	Drew	Phillips
Benton	Jefferson	Pope
Bradley	Lawrence	Prairie
Calhoun	Lincoln	Pulaski
Chicot	Lonoke	White
Desha	Monroe	Yell

Contiguous Counties/Parishes also Eligible:

Arkansas:

Ashley	Garland	Madison	Scott
Carroll	Grant	Montgomery	Searcy
Cleburne	Greene	Newton	Sharp
Cleveland	Independence	Ouachita	Union
Conway	Jackson	Perry	Van Buren
Craighead	Johnson	Randolph	Washington
Dallas	Lee	St. Francis	Woodruff
Faulkner	Logan	Saline

Louisiana: East Carroll, Morehouse and West Carroll

Mississippi: Bolivar, Coahoma, Issaquena, Tunica and Washington

Missouri: Barry and McDonald

Oklahoma: Adair and Delaware

Triggering Disaster #2: Hail that occurred on May 6, 2021

Application Deadline: April 12, 2022

Primary County Eligible: Lawrence

Contiguous Counties also Eligible:

Arkansas: Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson, Randolph and Sharp

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster-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.