Information on Designated Disaster Area in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Arkansas.
NEWS
Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 1487.06
Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA AND TENNESSEE AS
NATURAL DISASTER AREAS
Decision Allows Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for USDA
Assistance
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2006 * The U.S. Department of
Agriculture designated counties in Oklahoma and Tennessee
as primary natural disaster areas, making all qualified
farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low-
interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service
Agency (FSA).
The entire state of Oklahoma was designated a primary
natural disaster area due to losses caused by drought,
extreme heat and high winds that occurred from Jan. 1,
2006, and continuing.
The following counties in the adjacent states of
Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas
are also eligible because they are contiguous:
Arkansas
Benton, Crawford, Little River, Polk, Scott, Sebastian,
Sevier and Washington Counties
Colorado
Baca County
Kansas
Barber, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Comanche, Cowley,
Harper, Labette, Meade, Montgomery, Morton, Seward,
Stevens and Sumner Counties
Missouri
McDonald and Newton Counties
New Mexico
Union County
Texas
Bowie, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Dallam,
Fannin, Grayson, Hansford, Hardeman, Hemphill, Lamar,
Lipscomb, Montague, Ochiltree, Red River, Sherman,
Wheeler, Wichita and Wilbarger Counties
In Tennessee, Rutherford County was designated a
primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by hail
and excessive rain that occurred on May 11, 2006, and May
25, 2006. Also eligible because they are contiguous are
Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson
and Wilson Counties.
All counties listed above were designated natural
disaster areas on July 27, 2006, making all qualified farm
operators in the designated areas eligible for EM loans,
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 emergency loan
program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.
USDA has also made other programs available to assist
farmers and ranchers, including 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 and media advisories are available
on FSA's Web site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/.
NEWS
Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 1487.06
Stevin Westcott (202) 720-4178
USDA DESIGNATES COUNTIES IN OKLAHOMA AND TENNESSEE AS
NATURAL DISASTER AREAS
Decision Allows Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for USDA
Assistance
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2006 * The U.S. Department of
Agriculture designated counties in Oklahoma and Tennessee
as primary natural disaster areas, making all qualified
farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low-
interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service
Agency (FSA).
The entire state of Oklahoma was designated a primary
natural disaster area due to losses caused by drought,
extreme heat and high winds that occurred from Jan. 1,
2006, and continuing.
The following counties in the adjacent states of
Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas
are also eligible because they are contiguous:
Arkansas
Benton, Crawford, Little River, Polk, Scott, Sebastian,
Sevier and Washington Counties
Colorado
Baca County
Kansas
Barber, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clark, Comanche, Cowley,
Harper, Labette, Meade, Montgomery, Morton, Seward,
Stevens and Sumner Counties
Missouri
McDonald and Newton Counties
New Mexico
Union County
Texas
Bowie, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Dallam,
Fannin, Grayson, Hansford, Hardeman, Hemphill, Lamar,
Lipscomb, Montague, Ochiltree, Red River, Sherman,
Wheeler, Wichita and Wilbarger Counties
In Tennessee, Rutherford County was designated a
primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by hail
and excessive rain that occurred on May 11, 2006, and May
25, 2006. Also eligible because they are contiguous are
Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Davidson, Marshall, Williamson
and Wilson Counties.
All counties listed above were designated natural
disaster areas on July 27, 2006, making all qualified farm
operators in the designated areas eligible for EM loans,
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 emergency loan
program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.
USDA has also made other programs available to assist
farmers and ranchers, including 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 and media advisories are available
on FSA's Web site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/.
