03/18/2026 | Press release | Archived content
On March 4, 2026, Farm Service Agency Administrator, William L. Beam, signed Administrator's Physical Loss Notification 1932, due to the severe winter storm in Arkansas that occurred January 23, 2026, through February 6, 2026.
Administrator's Physical Loss Notification N1932:
Cause: Severe Winter Storm
Designation Date: March 16, 2026
Disaster Start Date: January 23, 2026
Disaster End Date: February 6, 2026
Last Day to Apply for EM Loan: November 4, 2026
Primary Counties in Arkansas:
Arkansas Columbia Howard Miller Saline
Ashley Conway Izard Montgomery Scott
Baxter Crawford Jefferson Nevada Sebastian
Benton Dallas Johnson Newton Sevier
Boone Drew Lafayette Ouachita Stone
Bradley Faulkner Lincoln Perry Union
Calhoun Franklin Little River Phillips Van Buren
Carroll Garland Logan Pike Washington
Clark Grant Lonoke Polk White
Cleburne Hempstead Madison Pope Yell
Cleveland Hot Spring Marion Pulaski
Contiguous Counties in Arkansas:
Chicot Independence Monroe Sharp
Desha Jackson Prairie Woodruff
Fulton Lee Searcy
Contiguous Counties in Adjacent States:
Louisiana:
Bossier Claiborne Union
Caddo Morehouse Webster
Mississippi:
Bolivar Coahoma Tunica
Missouri:
Barry McDonald Ozark Stone Taney
Oklahoma:
Adair Delaware Le Flore McCurtain Sequoyah
Texas:
Bowie Cass
As of the effective date of March 4, 2026, in accordance with 7 CFR 759, Section 759.6 (2),
Emergency Loans may be made available to producers with a qualifying severe physical loss in the above-named counties. Applications can be received through November 4, 2026.
Direct any questions regarding this to Casie Person, [email protected] or 501-301-3041.
cc:
Stephen Walker, Farm Program Chief, Little Rock, Arkansas
Terri McManus, Farm Program Chief, Little Rock, Arkansas
Chana Thompson, Farm Loan Chief, Little Rock, Arkansas
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