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USDA Designates Two Texas Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

Emergency Support to Producers in Surrounding Counties Also Available

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2020 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Bexar and Calhoun counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.

USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers in Freeborn and Sibley Counties Affected by Natural Disasters

Additional Contiguous Counties Eligible

Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses. Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.