You can also look into the USDA’s Value Added Producer Grants. They award funds to farmers engaged in value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of new products. For example, they might award a working capital grant to a dairy farmer who wants to market her own dair...
Among BFR, non-SDFR are more likely to utilize credit than SDFR, however, FSA appeared to be crucial in enabling BFR and especially beginning SDFR groups to access loans. Originality/value The results are timely and of keen interest to researchers, industry and policymakers and are expected to...
The FSA doesn’t specifically offer women or minority farm grants. However, it does have micro-loan programs in place with partners that may help you get the funds you need to kick off your farming business. The FSA sets aside a portion of its loans for underserved populations, which ...
Scenarios were analyzed for purchasing cows with loans from a commercial lender and an FSA direct operating loan. In addition, a leasing agreement between a beginning and retiring producer to transition the ownership of cows was analyzed. Also a summer stocker enterprise was evaluated as an ...