Doña Ana Among Counties Designated by USDA as Natural Disaster Areas

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a 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.

Source: USDA in New Mexico
Photo: Courtesy NMSU

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.

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According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, these counties suffered from a 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.

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Utah

Triggering Disaster: Drought (Fast-Track)

Application Deadline: 12/10/2026

Primary Counties Eligible: 

• New Mexico: Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Luna, McKinley, Otero, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Sierra, Socorro, Taos, and Valencia

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• Arizona: Apache, Cochise, and Greenlee
• Colorado: Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, La Plata, and Montezuma
• New Mexico: Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Mora, Roosevelt, Santa Fe, and Torrance
• Texas: Andrews, Cochran, Culberson, El Paso, Gaines, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler, and Yoakum 
• Utah: San Juan

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.