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04/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/18/2025 15:24

SDA Designates New Mexico Counties (S5969) as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought (Fast-Track)

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.

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: New Mexico and Colorado

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: 12/15/2025

Primary Counties Eligible:

  • New Mexico: Los Alamos, Mora, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos.

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

  • Colorado: Conejos and Costilla

  • New Mexico: Bernalillo, Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, McKinley, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Juan, and Torrance.

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.

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