Tuesday, 28 June 2011

USDA Designates 213 Counties in Texas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

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USDA Designates 213 Counties in Texas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
06/28/2011 11:43 AM EDT

Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506

Release No. 0061.11




USDA Designates 213 Counties in Texas as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 213 counties in Texas as primary natural disaster areas after one of the worst droughts in more than a century. The state sustained excessive heat, high winds and wildfires that burned hundreds of thousands of acres.

"Many producers have lost their crops due to the devastation caused by the drought and wildfires," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "President Obama and I want these farmers and ranchers to know that we will support them through the recovery process and help them once again become productive suppliers of food, fiber and fuel that keep America prospering. This designation will help provide that support."

The drought, wildfires and other natural disasters - which began Jan. 1, 2011, and continues - caused 30 percent or more loss of forage crops, pasture, corn, oats and wheat in the following counties:

AndersonCochranGalvestonJim HoggMidlandScurry
AndrewsCokeGarzaJim WellsMillsShackelford
AngelinaColemanGillespieJohnsonMitchellShelby
AransasCollinGlasscockJonesMontgomerySherman
ArcherCollingsworthGoliadKarnesMooreSmith
ArmstrongColoradoGonzalesKendallMorrisSomervell
AtascosaComalGrayKenedyMotleyStarr
AustinComancheGreggKentNacogdochesStephens
BaileyConchoGrimesKerrNewtonSterling
BanderaCookeGuadalupeKimbleNolanStonewall
BastropCoryellHaleKingOchiltreeSutton
BaylorCottleHallKleburgOldhamSwisher
BeeCrockettHamiltonKnoxOrangeTaylor
BellCrosbyHansfordLa SallePalo PintoTerrell
BlancoCulbersonHardemanLamarPanolaThrockmorton
BosqueDallamHardinLambParkerTitus
BowieDe WittHarrisLampasasParmerTom Green
BrazoriaDeaf Smith HarrisonLavacaPecosTravis
BrazosDeltaHartleyLeePolkTrinity
BrewsterDentonHaskellLeon PotterTyler
BriscoeDickensHaysLibertyPresidioUpshur
BrooksDonleyHemphillLimestoneRainsUpton
BrownDuvalHidalgoLipscombRandallVal Verde
BurlesonEastlandHockleyLive OakReaganVictoria
BurnetEdwardsHoodLovingReevesWalker
CaldwellEl PasoHopkinsLubbockRefugioWaller
CalhounEllisHoustonLynnRobertsWashington
CallahanErathHowardMadisonRobertsonWebb
CameronFayetteHudspethMarionRuskWheeler
CampFisherHutchinsonMartinSabineWichita
Cass FloydIrionMcCullochSan AugustineWilbarger
CastroFoardJackMcLennanSan JacintoWillacy
ChambersFort BendJacksonMcMullenSan PatricioWood
CherokeeFranklinJasperMedinaSan SabaYoung
ChildressFreestoneJeff DavisMenardSchleicherZapata
ClayFrioJefferson

Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Texas also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous:

BexarEctorHuntMilamRunnelsWilliamson
BordenFallsKaufmanMontagueTarrantWilson
CarsonFanninKinneyNavarroTerryWinkler
CraneGaines LlanoNuecesUvaldeWise
DallasGraysonMasonRealVan ZandtYoakum
DawsonHendersonMatagordaRed RiverWardZavala
DimmitHillMaverickRockwall Wharton

Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous:

Arkansas
LittleRiverMiller

Louisiana
BeauregardCalcasieuDe SotoVernon
CaddoCameronSabine

New Mexico
CurryEddyOteroRoosevelt
Dona AnaLea QuayUnion

Oklahoma
BeaverChoctawEllisJeffersonRoger Mills
BeckhamCimarronHarmonLoveTexas
BryanCottonJacksonMcCurtainTillman

All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas June 24, 2011, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.

USDA also has made other programs available to assist farmers and ranchers, including the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; the Emergency Conservation Program; Federal Crop Insurance; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.

FSA news releases are available on FSA's website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov http://www.fsa.usda.govvia the "News and Events" link.


USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).


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