$196,136,523 - Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Programs provide revenue and price loss payments to eligible producers for the 2014 through 2018 crop years.$804,835,565 - Commodity Loans are available to eligible producers who use crops as collateral. The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) makes loans for eligible commodities that are farm or warehouse stored.$152,520,451 - Cotton Ginning Cost-Share (CGCS) Program provides cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers with a share in the 2015 cotton crop.$938,478 - Cotton Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) provided interim payments to cotton producers during the 2016 crop year in counties where the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) was not available.

$131,514,375 - Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs)/Market Loan Gains LDPs benefit producers who agree to forgo a commodity loan in return for a payment on the eligible commodity. Marketing Loan Gains are paid to producers who pledge MAL collateral to the CCC and repay for the commodity at a value less than the loan rate, which reduces CCC-owned surpluses.

$533,783 - Margin Protection Program (MPP-Dairy) offers protection when the difference between the all milk price and the average feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer. $130,078 - Dairy Indemnity Payment Program (DIPP) provides payments to dairy producers and manufacturers of dairy products when they are directed to remove their raw milk or products from the market because of contamination.$100,000 - Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), through FSA, makes loans to producers to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities for eligible commodities.

Texas producers received financial support during FY 2016 through commodity & price support payments.Commodity Loans & Program Payments: $1.3 billion

$115,642,785 - Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) provides financial incentives, cost-share and rental payments to producers who convert highly erodible cropland or environmentally sensitive acreage to long-term vegetative cover.$1,065,236 - Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides emergency funding for producers to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters and carry out emergency water conservation measures during periods of severe drought.

$81,095 - Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) funds restoration of forestland damaged by natural disasters. Planted trees help reduce flood effects, protect water sources, decrease soil erosion and improve wildlife habitat.

FSA made significant investments toward conserving & improving soil, water, energy & wildlife resources in Texas. Conservation: $116.8 million

The USDA Farm Service Agency delivered nearly $1.9 billion in federal farm program payments and loans to Texas farmers and ranchers during FY 2016. Texas agriculture benefits greatly from the tireless efforts of our dedicated employees and locally elected County Committees.

Top 5 agriculture exports in Texas, estimates, 2015Rank among states Value million $

1. Cotton 1 1,440.92. Other Plant Products

3 1,080.0

3. Beef & Veal 2 915.84. Feeds & Other Feed Grains

8 397.7

5. Hides and skins 3 284.3Overall rank 6 6,063.9

Source: www.ERS.usda.gov

Top 5 agriculture commodities in Texas, 2015Value of receipts

million

Percent of state total

farm receipts

Percent of US value

1. Cattle & Calves

11,363,762 47.9 14.5

2. Broilers 2,030,358 8.6 7.13. Dairy products, Milk

1,817,790 7.7 5.1

4. Miscellaneous crops

1,528,044 6.4 8.3

5. Cotton lint, Upland

1,466,896 6.2 39.8

All commodities 23,707,102 6.3

2016 Farm Service Agency Selected Accomplishments in Texas

Anderson $ 1.5MAndrews $ 2.8MAngelina $ 308K Archer $ 2.0MArmstrong $ 2.0MAtascosa $ 3.9MAustin $ 2.5MBailey $15.8MBandera $ 241KBastrop $ 2.0MBaylor $ 2.6M Bee $ 430KBell $ 2.3MBexar $ 1.2MBlanco $ 547K Borden $ 891KBosque $ 519KBowie $ 2.4MBrazoria $ 6.5MBrazos $ 1.7MBrewster $ 563KBriscoe $ 5.2MBrooks $ 859KBrown $ 772KBurleson $ 4.0MBurnet $ 664KCaldwell $ 1.3MCalhoun $ 3.5MCallahan $ 2.2MCameron $ 3.1MCamp $ 2.6MCarson $ 4.1MCass $ 872KCastro $21.4MChambers $ 4.8M Cherokee $ 3.6MChildress $ 5.6M

Clay $ 2.5MCochran $17.1MCoke $ 782KColeman $ 2.0MCollin $ 3.2MCollingsworth $ 10.0MColorado $ 11.1MComal $ 190KComanche $ 2.3MConcho $ 3.0MCooke $ 2.7MCoryell $ 1.3MCottle $ 3.3MCrane $ 2KCrockett $ 1.3MCrosby $19.8MCulberson $ 258KDallam $ 14.9MDallas $ 413KDawson $28.7MDeaf Smith $ 7.5M Delta $ 1.6MDenton $ 932KDeWitt $ 300KDickens $ 3.7MDimmit $ 145KDonley $ 5.0MDuval $ 934KEastland $ 1.7MEctor $ 281KEdwards $ 1.5MEl Paso $ 916KEllis $ 8.0MErath $ 1.7MFalls $ 5.9MFannin $ 7.5MFayette $ 1.4M

Fisher $10.5MFloyd $20.5MFoard $ 2.1MFt. Bend $ 6.3M Franklin $ 2.3MFreestone $ 2.5MFrio $ 2.8MGaines $45.4MGalveston $ 696KGarza $ 2.7MGillespie $ 1.5MGlasscock $ 5.3MGoliad $ 747KGonzales $ 6.1MGray $ 3.2MGrayson $ 4.2MGregg $ 147KGrimes $ 1.5MGuadalupe $ 1.8MHale $44.7MHall $11.6MHamilton $ 2.0MHansford $11.5MHardeman $ 3.7MHardin $ 470KHarris $ 1.2MHarrison $ 369KHartley $11.4MHaskell $ 7.1MHays $ 1.1MHemphill $ 1.0MHenderson $ 2.0M Hidalgo $ 8.6MHill $ 4.4MHockley $ 21.6M Hood $ 167KHopkins $ 6.7M

Houston $ 3.9MHoward $ 8.6MHudspeth $ 2.0MHunt $ 4.0MHutchinson $ 1.0MIrion $ 136KJack $ 331KJackson $17.1MJasper $40.9KJeff Davis $ 203K Jefferson $ 5.8MJim Hogg $ 147K Jim Wells $ 2.1MJohnson $ 1.1MJones $ 6.0MKarnes $ 330KKaufman $ 3.7M Kendall $ 297KKenedy $ 72KKent $ 1.5MKerr $ 496KKimble $ 1.1MKing $ 998KKinney $ 1.7MKleberg $ 795KKnox $ 3.7MLamar $12.0MLamb $24.7M Lampasas $ 1.1MLa Salle $ 216KLavaca $ 788KLee $ 1.7MLeon $ 4.1MLiberty $ 4.9MLimestone $ 5.4MLipscomb $ 2.1MLive Oak $ 105K

Llano $ 1.2MLubbock $22.5MLynn $16.7MMadison $ 1.6MMarion $ 65KMartin $11.1MMason $ 2.6MMatagorda $15.4MMaverick $ 800KMcCulloch $ 1.8MMcLennan $ 4.8MMcMullen $ 1KMedina $ 4.3MMenard $ 494KMidland $ 810KMilam $ 5.3KMills $ 719KMitchell $ 4.5MMontague $ 1.7MMontgomery $ 3KMoore $ 8.7MMorris $ 1.4MMotley $ 3.4MNacogdoches $ 2.2M Navarro $ 4.1MNewton $ 222KNolan $ 4.8MNueces $ 2.4MOchiltree $ 5.4MOldham $ 2.3MOrange $ 32KPalo Pinto $ 588KPanola $ 490KParker $ 377KParmer $20.3MPecos $ 1.8MPolk $ 89K

Potter $ 766KPresidio $ 564KRains $ 595KRandall $ 4.8MReagan $ 1.0MReal $ 138KRed River $ 5.3M Reeves $ 2.2MRefugio $ 1.9MRoberts $ 969KRobertson $ 3.6MRockwall $ 314KRunnels $ 5.2MRusk $ 2.4MSan Augustine $ 714KSan Jacinto $ 70KSan Patricio $ 4.8M San Saba $ 2.6MSchleicher $ 2.0M Scurry $ 7.1MShackelford $ 1.3MShelby $ 4.7MSherman $14.6MSmith $ 1.4MSomervell $ 67KStarr $ 1.6MStephens $ 640KSterling $ 287KStonewall $ 1.3MSutton $ 1.8MSwisher $21.9MTarrant $ 487KTaylor $ 1.7MTerrell $ 279KTerry $29.2MThrockmorton $ 2.2M Titus $ 2.6M

Tom Green $ 7.8MTravis $ 1.8MTrinity $ 236KTyler $ 69KUpshur $ 1.6MUpton $ 588KUvalde $ 3.5MVal Verde $ 3.5MVan Zandt $ 2.2MVictoria $ 3.7MWalker $ 276KWaller $ 3.9MWard $ 41KWashington $ 255KWebb $ 584KWharton $26.0MWheeler $ 4.0MWichita $ 2.6MWilbarger $ 7.2MWillacy $ 2.6MWilliamson $ 4.2MWilson $ 2.4MWise $ 1.5MWood $ 3.0MYoakum $21.3MYoung $ 1.1MZapata $ 142KZavala $ 616K

Texas FSA Program Payments by County (Includes commodity loans, farm program, conservation, and disaster payments, as well as farm loan obligations)

Drought, flood, freeze, tornadoes & hurricanes - FSA was responsive to Texas producers following natural disasters.Disaster Assistance: $163.3 million

$21,084,396 - Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters.$509,208 - Tree Assistance Program for Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers (TAP) provides financial assistance to replant or rehabilitate eligible trees, bushes and vines damaged by natural disasters. $10,857,941 - Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides partial reimbursements to eligible livestock owners for livestock losses suffered due to a natural disaster or other emergency. $129,134,071 - Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who have suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on land that is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or is planted specifically for grazing.

$1,723,442 - Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) provides emergency assistance to eligible producers of livestock, honeybees and farm-raised fish that have losses due to disease, adverse weather or other conditions.

$190,086,000 - Guaranteed Loan Program FSA guarantees loans made by conventional agricultural lenders for up to 90 or 95 percent of any loss if the loan fails. In FY 2016, FSA guaranteed 69 farm ownership loans and 403 operating loans, which included 163 loans to beginning farmers and 47 loans to targeted underserved producers.$11,310,368 - Microloans are direct farm operating and ownership loans with a shortened application process and reduced paperwork designed to meet the needs of smaller, non-traditional, and niche type operations. In FY 2016, 437 microloans were issued.

$127,855,000 - Direct Loan Program FSA provides assistance to those unable to obtain guaranteed loans. In FY 2016, FSA funded 260 farm ownership loans and 1,680 operating loans that included 380 youth loans, 969 loans to beginning farmers and 686 loans to targeted underserved producers. $4,815,000 - Emergency Loan Program helps producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine. In FY 2016, 41 emergency loans were issued.

FSA offers various loan options to eligible Texas farmers and ranchers who manage family-sized operations and who were unable to obtain private or commercial credit.

Farm Loans: $334.1 million

Texas FSA - 2405 Texas Ave. S. - College Station, TX 77840 - 979-680-5151 - www.fsa.usda.gov/tx

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