USDA Designates 12 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 to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Heat

Application Deadline: September 3, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Aransas, Eastland, Freestone, Grayson, Mills, Rockwall, San Patricio, and San Saba

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Anderson	Bee	Brown	Burnet	Calhoun	Callahan	Collin
Comanche	Cooke	Dallas	Denton	Erath	Fannin	Hamilton
Henderson	Hunt	Jim Wells	Kaufman	Lampasas	Leon	Limestone
Live Oak	Llano	McCulloch	Mason	Navarro	Nueces	Palo Pinto
Refugio	Shackelford	Stephens

Oklahoma: Bryan, Love, and Marshall

Triggering Disaster #2

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Heat, Drought, and High Winds

Application Deadline: September 3, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Briscoe and Parmer

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Armstrong, Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Donley, Floyd, Hall, Lamb, Motley, Swisher 

New Mexico: Curry

Triggering Disaster #3

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Heat and Drought

Application Deadline: September 3, 2024

Primary Counties Eligible: Childress and Robertson

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Brazos, Burleson, Collingsworth, Cottle, Falls, Hall, Hardeman, Leon, Limestone, Madison, and Milam

Oklahoma: Harmon

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance 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.