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  • FSA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Loans

    www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=fmlp&topic=bfl

    The Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides direct and guaranteed loans to beginning farmers and ranchers who are unable to obtain financing from commercial credit sources. A beginning farmer or rancher is an individual or entity who (1) has not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 years; (2) meets the loan eligibility requirements of the program...

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  • FSA Direct Farm Ownership Loan

    www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=fmlp&topic=dfl-dl

    "With a Direct Farm Ownership Loan, you can purchase farmland, construct or repair buildings and other fixtures, and promote soil and water conservation."  See your State Farm Service Agency office of Applications: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/stateOffices?area=stoffice&subject=landing&topic=landing

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  • FSA Emergency Farm Loan Prorgam

    www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/flp_emergency_farm_loans.pdf

    "USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine.  Loan Uses Emergency loan funds may be used to: Restore or replace essential property; Pay all or part of production costs associated with the disaster year...

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  • FSA Rural Youth Loan Program

    www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/loanyouth.pdf

    "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes operating loans of up to $5,000 to eligible individual rural youths age 10 through 20 to finance income-producing, agriculture-related projects. The project must be of modest size, educational, and initiated, developed and carried out by rural youths participating in 4-H clubs,...

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  • FSFL Farm Storage Facility Loan Program

    www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/fsfl09.pdf

    "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) provides low-interest financing for producers to build or upgrade farm storage and handling facilities. The FSA is authorized to implement the program through USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)." See your state Farm Service Agency...

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