Dawson County is among 174 Texas counties which have been designated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as Primary Natural Disaster Areas because of droughtThis Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend 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 the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.Loan application deadline is Dec.