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- Grants, loans and technical assistance available for Texas wildfires
- Available programs
- FSA’s disaster programs and loans can alleviate some of the financial strain.
- Assistance will enable landowners and livestock producers to accelerate the recovery of the health and vigor of the affected grazing land.
- Other agencies also have assistance programs.
A true team effort exists in response to wildfires in the state of Texas, as numerous state and federal agencies offer help to those responding to and recovering from the fires.
In addition to support from the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) also have assistance programs available.
“Mother Nature has not been kind to Texas farmers and ranchers in 2011,” said Juan M. Garcia, State Executive Director for Texas FSA. “Although not a remedy to the extensive hardships and heartbreak experienced by many producers this year, it’s my hope that FSA’s disaster programs and loans can alleviate some of the financial strain producers have suffered from the devastating impact of the recent natural disasters.”
