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USDA: Emergency loan assistance for farmers for damages, losses from drought

Post Date:05/13/2022 7:18 AM

*This is not a program through the City of San Angelo or Tom Green County. The City is sharing the information to help educate eligible parties in the Concho Valley. The program information below is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Farmers in the Concho Valley may be eligible to qualify for Farm Service Agency emergency loan assistance for damages or losses caused by drought occurring April 12, 2022, and continuing. This designation makes farm operators in both primary and contiguous counties eligible to be considered for low interest emergency loans from the FSA, provided eligibility requirements are met. The FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, considering the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. 

Application Deadline  

Emergency loan applications will be received through Dec. 19, 2022, for production and physical losses.  

Counties included from the Concho Valley: 

  • Concho 

  • Coke 

  • Crockett 

  • Irion 

  • Kimble 

  • Mason 

  • McCulloch 

  • Menard 

  • Reagan 

  • Schleicher 

  • Sterling 

  • Sutton 

  • Tom Green 

Visit the USDA service center webpage for contact information related to each county. See the USDA documents (TXFLP_1358, TXFLP_1354) for a full list of eligible Texas counties. 

Service centers for Tom Green County 

The FSA provides services related to loans, disaster assistance programs and more. The Natural Resources Conservation Service Office provides services related to conservation programs and more.  

  • San Angelo Service Center 
    3514 Devonian Dr., Ste. A 
    San Angelo, Texas 76903 

 

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