Farm Service Agency - Arizona State Office
10/03/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/03/2023 13:44
Secretarial Drought Disaster Determinations
Secretarial Drought Disaster Determination S5551
On September 25, 2023, Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsack, under 7 CFR 759.5(a),
designated five (5) Arizona Counties as a primary disaster area due to drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional. This designation makes farm operators in primary counties, and those counties contiguous to such primary counties, eligible to be considered for certain assistance from FSA, provided eligibility requirements are met. This assistance includes FSA emergency loans. Farmers in eligible counties have eight (8) months to apply for emergency loans. FSA considers each emergency loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses on the farm and the security and repayment ability of the operator. The incident period for production and physical losses in the counties named below is September 19, 2023. For the purpose of determining loan security values for loan applications, the beginning date of the incident period is September 19, 2023. Applications for emergency loans will be received through May 28, 2024.
Affected Counties and States
Arizona Primary Counties (5):
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Cochise |
Pima |
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Graham |
Santa Cruz |
|
Greenlee |
Contiguous Counties
In accordance with section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, counties that are contiguous to a designated primary county will be named as contiguous counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA emergency loan assistance.
For this designation the contiguous counties in Arizona and surrounding states are:
Arizona Contiguous County (6):
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Apache |
Navajo |
Gila |
|
Pinal |
Maricopa |
Yuma |
New Mexico Contiguous Counties (3)
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Catron |
Grant |
Hidalgo |
A trigger of D3 on the US Drought Monitor allows for program benefits under these programs
ELAP
Contact Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Farm Loan Programs in the Arizona State FSA Office.
Secretarial Drought Disaster Determination S5557
On September 25, 2023, Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas J. Vilsack, under 7 CFR 759.5(a), designated four (4) New Mexico Counties as a primary disaster area due to drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought- Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.
This designation makes farm operators in primary counties, and those counties contiguous to such primary counties, eligible to be considered for certain assistance from FSA, provided eligibility requirements are met. This assistance includes FSA emergency loans. Farmers in eligible counties have eight (8) months to apply for emergency loans. FSA considers each emergency loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses on the farm and the security and repayment ability of the operator.
Action
The incident period for production and physical losses in the counties named below is September 19, 2023.
For the purpose of determining loan security values for loan applications, the beginning date of the incident period is September 19, 2023.
Applications for emergency loans will be received through May 28, 2024.
Affected Counties and States
New Mexico Primary Counties (4):
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Hidalgo |
Santa Fe |
Torrence |
|
Valencia |
Contiguous Counties
In accordance with section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, counties that are contiguous to a designated primary county will be named as contiguous counties where eligible family farmers may qualify for FSA emergency loan assistance. For this designation the contiguous counties in Arizona and surrounding states are:
Arizona Contiguous County (2):
|
Cochise |
Greenlee |
New Mexico Contiguous Counties (12):
|
Bernalillo |
Cibola |
Grant |
|
Guadalupe |
Lincoln |
Los Alamos |
|
Luna |
Mora |
Rio Arriba |
|
Sandoval |
San Miguel |
Socorro |
A trigger of D3 on the US Drought Monitor allows for program benefits under these programs
ELAP
Contact
Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to Farm Loan Programs in the Arizona
FSA Office.