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.
Impacted Area: Oklahoma and Texas
Triggering Disaster: Heat and Winds
Application Deadline: December 11, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Austin, Borden, Briscoe, Concho, Dawson, Dickens, Ector, Fisher, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Jones, Kent, Lamb, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Reagan, Scurry, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Washington, Wheeler, Yoakum
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
New Mexico: Lea
Oklahoma: Beckham, Ellis, Roger Mills
Texas: Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Brazos, Burleson, Callahan, Castro, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collingsworth, Colorado, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Donley, Fayette, Fort Bend, Gray, Grimes, Hale, Hall, Haskell, Irion, King, Lee, Lipscomb, Lubbock, McCulloch, Menard, Motley, Parmer, Roberts, Runnels, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Tom Green, Waller, Ward, Wharton, Winker
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.
