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.
Impacted Area: Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma
Triggering Disaster: Hail, High Winds, Lightning, and Tornadoes that occurred March 14 through March 16, 2025
Application Deadline: December 29, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Arkansas- Baxter, Clay, Fulton, Greene, Hot Spring, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Marion, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, White, Woodruff.
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Arkansas: Boone, Clark, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Dallas, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Lonoke, Monroe, Montgomery, Newton, Poinsett, Pope, Prairie, St. Francis, Saline, Van Buren
Missouri: Butler, Dunklin, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Ripley, Taney
Triggering Disaster 2: Excessive Rain, Flash Flooding, Flooding, Hail, High Winds, Lightning, and Tornadoes that occurred March 30, 2025 and continuing
Application Deadline: December 29, 2025
Primary Counties Eligible: Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crawford, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence Izard, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion, Newton, Prairie, Pulaski, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, White, Yell
Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:
Arkansas: Carroll, Cleveland, Conway, Crittenden, Desha, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Jackson, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Phillips, Poinsett, Pope, St. Francis, Saline, Scott, Sebastian, Van Buren, Washington, Woodruff
Missouri: Butler, Dunklin, Howell, Oregon, Ozark, Ripley, Taney
Oklahoma: Adair, Sequoyah
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. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.
