Henry Cuellar

Contact: Annie Boehnke (202) 225-1640

Washington, Oct 10, 2008 - U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar received a letter from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer that designates some counties in the 28th District as natural disaster areas and contiguous disaster areas. This designation makes farm operators in these counties eligible for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE.) Eligible counties include Atascosa, La Salle, McMullen, Frio and Bexar.

USDA Drought Assitance Letter

Farm operators affected by drought and interested in these programs should contact their local FSA office.