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Offers competitive grants to support projects by groups and producers (including on-farm research and demonstrations) to develop and improve access to innovative resource conservation solutions for farmers and ranchers nationwide. Helps private landowners, land trusts, and other entities to preserve, restore, and enhance wetlands, grasslands, and working farms and ranches through conservation easements. Provides outreach and technical assistance to increase participation of minority and historically underserved producers in USDA programs through competitive grants made to non-profit and tribal organizations, academic institutions and cooperative extension.Īgricultural Conservation Easement Program Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Provides small farm loans (up to $50,000) for annual operating expenses or real estate purchases tailored for small, young, beginning, socially disadvantaged, and veteran farmers and diversified farming operations serving local markets. Reduces risk for retiring farmers who sell land via a mulit-year land contract to beginning or socially disadvantaged farmers by providing a federal guarantee in case the buyer encounters problems making payments. Provides a low-interest government loan, made in conjunction with a private bank loan and a borrower down payment, to help beginning, minority, and women farmers purchase a farm or ranch. GUARANTEE – Provides a government guarantee on commercial loans to family farmers, including beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, for real estate costs or farm operating expenses. Strengthens beginning farmers’ technical and business skills by funding training projects for beginning farmers led by non-profit organizations, academic institutions, extension services, and producer groups.Ĭonservation Reserve Program – Transition Incentives ProgramĮncourages landowners to sell or lease long-term to beginning or socially-disadvantaged farmers and ranchers willing to implement sustainable practices or transition to organic production by providing two years of additional payments for expiring CRP-enrolled land.ĭIRECT – Provides government loans to allow family farmers, including beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers, to purchase farmland, equipment, and other start-up and production necessities.

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Full Program TitleĮligibility: Farmers (F) or Organizations (O)īeginning & Socially Disadvantaged Farmers & Ranchersīeginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Para una tabla de información sobre préstamos agrícolas del USDA en español, visite la página de información aquí (Este documento no refleja los cambios de la Ley Agrícola del 2018).

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