Congressman Gonzalez Announces USDA Disaster Designation for Karnes, Duval, Wilson and Live Oak Counties

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue approved a Secretarial disaster area designation on November 6, 2019 for the following counties in the 15th District of Texas: Karnes, primary; and contiguous, Live Oak, Wilson, Duval. With this designation, those affected by recent drought are qualified to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) assistance, including loans.

"I thank Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for issuing a disaster designation in response to the severe drought conditions in Central and South Texas," said Congressman Gonzalez. "These designations will help communities uplift their economies with much needed federal aid. I encourage those in the 15th District of Texas affected by these conditions to take advantage of available federal resources to them."

A Secretarial disaster designation makes farm operators in primary counties and those counties contiguous to such primary counties eligible to be considered for certain assistance from the FSA. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the disaster declaration to apply for emergency loans.

For more information on USDA drought disaster updates, click here.

Information for the local USDA Farm Service Agency Offices is below:

LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
200 E BOWIE ST STE C
GEORGE WEST, TX 78022
(361) 449-2241 ext. 2 (Voice)
(844) 496-7086 (Fax)

DUVAL COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
141 W MAIN
BENAVIDES, TX 78341-0509
(361) 256-3342 ext. 2 (Voice)
(844) 496-7092 (Fax)

KARNES COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
491 N SUNSET STRIP ST STE 102
KENEDY, TX 78119-2044
(830) 583-3224 ext. 2 (Voice)
(844) 496-7999 (Fax)

WILSON COUNTY FARM SERVICE AGENCY
1106 10TH ST
FLORESVILLE, TX 78114-2132
(830) 393-3411 ext. 2 (Voice)
(844) 496-7928 (Fax)