$600K
per applicant
Loan
Below-market financing
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Apply when you're ready
Moderate
Underwriting required
Provides direct and guaranteed loans to beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit, including operating loans and farm ownership loans at below-market interest rates.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below to get an instant self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Must be a beginning farmer/rancher who has not operated a farm for more than 10 years
2.Must be unable to obtain sufficient credit from commercial lenders
3.Farm ownership loans: up to $600K direct or $1.75M guaranteed
4.Operating loans: up to $400K direct; covers seeds, feed, equipment, land rental
5.Must demonstrate adequate farm experience and managerial ability
6.Priority for socially disadvantaged applicants (women, minorities, veterans)
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