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In This Issue:
Greetings
As we celebrate Dairy Month this June, it is with great pride that we honor the tireless dedication of our dairy farmers and the invaluable contribution they play in our agricultural community. Their commitment to producing high-quality dairy products sustains not only our nutritional needs but also our families and future generations. Let us take this month to recognize and appreciate the hard work, innovation, and perseverance that define our dairy industry, celebrating their essential role in shaping a prosperous and vibrant agricultural landscape in Arkansas.
Also, I am pleased to report significant developments in our agricultural sector this June. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with FarmRaise, launched the new online Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) Decision Tool to help agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters understand program eligibility and application requirements. Additionally, USDA announced the availability of low-interest Physical Loss Loans for Arkansas producers affected by excessive rain, flash floods, flooding, tornados, hail, and high winds. These loans will help producers repair or replace essential damaged or destroyed property, including farm buildings, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, and harvested or stored crops and hay.
This month Arkansas Farm Service Agency has seen a robust drive towards technological integration within agriculture. These initiatives encourage the adoption of precision farming techniques and digital tools to optimize crop yields and resource management. Focusing on sustainable practices and innovative technologies, to equip our farmers with the knowledge and skills needed for modern farming challenges. These efforts, alongside our continuous support programs, underscore our commitment to fostering a thriving resilient, and sustainable agricultural sector.
For more information on Farm Service Agency (FSA), contact your local USDA service center or visit www.farmers.gov.
Our goal is to serve all farmers, ranchers, and agricultural partners; equitably; through the delivery of effective and efficient agricultural programs.
Greetings!
We’re now nearing the end of the third quarter of this Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, giving us the opportunity to reflect on the strides we’ve made in conversation. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Arkansas has made significant progress in assisting farmers, ranchers and foresters implement conservation practices addressing natural resource concerns on their operations. Thanks to the extra efforts of all our Arkansas NRCS employees and our conservation partners, we continued to manage our workloads servicing existing contracts while improving conservation planning and technical assistance and servicing new contracts.
So far in FY24, Arkansas NRCS has worked with more than 200 partners to help put conservation on the ground. Some of our program accomplishments have included:
- CSP: $17.2 M – 137,000 acres – 176 contracts
- EQIP: $45.7 M – 125,000 acres – 953 contracts
CSP and EQIP contracts include classic and IRA funds
- EQIP ACT NOW: $18.6 M – 340 contracts
The purpose and passion for conservation is shared by many in our state. As we look ahead to the rest of the FY24, NRCS will continue to make improvements delivering outstanding customer assistance throughout Arkansas while “Helping People Help the Land.”
Lastly, after 43 years of service, it’s time for me to retire! My last day as State Conservationist will be June 28, 2024. I’ve enjoyed every job I’ve held with the agency and since becoming State Conservationist 14 ½ years ago, I think I’ve had the very best job in the agency. It’s been a blessing and a privilege for me to work with you to get more conservation on the ground faster and better than ever before. We’ve accelerated the pace of conservation adoption and implementation because of the needs of our agricultural producers and communities and due to your efforts here in Arkansas. As workload increased, in addition to working harder, we increased capacity by adding staff and growing partners agreements/support and now have an internal and external team that ranks best in class across the country. I have appreciated mentorship and support from many over the years and hope I’ve provided some of that support for others in return. I’ve always tried to do the “next right thing”. Much of the time that included finding ways to learn, grow, and improve on a daily basis as a conservationist, a leader, a person, and then helping others to do the same. I have been amazed at the things we’ve accomplished working together. Even more than our accomplishments, I’ve appreciated the friendship and trusting relationship we’ve developed. I know I will miss the interaction with you in my role as STC but look forward to staying in touch personally.
Regards,
Mike Sullivan
Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA and allow grassroots input and local administration of federal farm programs.
Committees are comprised of locally elected agricultural producers responsible for the fair and equitable administration of FSA farm programs and their counties. Committee members are accountable to the Secretary of Agriculture. If elected, members become part of a local decision-making and farm program delivery process.
A county committee is composed of 3 to 11 elected members from Local Administrative Areas (LAA). Each member serves a three-year term. To be eligible for nomination and hold office as a committee member or alternate, a person must fulfill each of the following requirements:
- Be eligible to vote in an FSA county committee election.
- Reside in the LAA that is up for election.
- Must not have been:
- Removed or disqualified from:
- FSA County Committee Membership or Alternate membership, or
- FSA employment.
- Removed for cause from any public office or have been convicted of fraud, larceny, embezzlement, or any other felony.
- Dishonorably discharged from any branch of the armed services.
The following requirements must be met for a person to be eligible to vote in the county committee elections:
- Be of legal voting age or, if not of legal voting age, supervise and conduct the farming operation of an entire farm.
- Have interest in a farm or ranch as:
- An individual who meets one or more of the following:
- Is eligible and capable to vote in one’s own right.
- Is a partner of a general partnership.
- Is a member of a joint venture.
- Is an authorized representative of legal entity.
- Participates or cooperates in any FSA program that is provided by law. A cooperating producer is someone who has provided information about their farming or ranching operation(s) but may not have applied or received FSA program benefits.
All nomination forms for the 2024 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by Aug 1, 2024. For more information on FSA county committee elections, including fact sheets, nomination forms and FAQs, visit fsa.usda.gov/elections.
There are options for Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan customers during financial stress. If you are a borrower who is unable to make payments on a loan, contact your local FSA Farm Loan Manager to learn about your options.
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has several loan programs to help you start or continue an agriculture production. Farm ownership and operating loans are available.
While all qualified producers are eligible to apply for these loan programs, FSA has provided priority funding for members of targeted underserved applicants.
A targeted underserved applicant is one of a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender prejudice because of his or her identity as members of the group without regard to his or her individual qualities.
For purposes of this program, targeted underserved groups are women, African Americans, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
FSA loans are only available to applicants who meet all the eligibility requirements and are unable to obtain the needed credit elsewhere.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA.
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires foreign investors who buy, sell or hold an interest in U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings and transactions to the USDA. Foreign investors must file AFIDA Report Form FSA-153 with the FSA county office in the county where the land is located. Large or complex filings may be handled by AFIDA headquarters staff in Washington, D.C.
According to CFR Title 7 Part 781, any foreign person who holds an interest in U.S. agricultural land is required to report their holdings no later than 90 days after the date of the transaction.
Foreign investors should report holdings of agricultural land totaling 10 acres or more used for farming, ranching or timber production, and leaseholds on agricultural land of 10 or more years. Tracts totaling 10 acres or less in the aggregate, and which produce annual gross receipts in excess of $1,000 from the sale of farm, ranch, forestry or timber products, must also be reported. AFIDA reports are also required when there are changes in land use, such as from agricultural to nonagricultural use. Foreign investors must also file a report when there is a change in the status of ownership.
The information from AFIDA reports is used to prepare an annual report to Congress. These annual reports to Congress, as well as more information, are available on the FSA AFIDA webpage.
Assistance in completing the FSA-153 report may be obtained from the local FSA office. For more information regarding AFIDA or FSA programs, contact the your county FSA office at phone or visit www.farmers.gov.
FSA and NRCS program applicants for benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 Farming Operation Plan and CCC-941 Average Gross Income (AGI) Certification and Consent to Disclosure of Tax Information for FSA to determine the applicant’s payment eligibility and establish the maximum payment limitation applicable to the program applicant.
Participants are not required to annually submit new CCC-902s for payment eligibility and payment limitation purposes unless a change in the farming operation occurs that may affect the previous determination of record. A valid CCC-902 filed by the participant is considered to be a continuous certification used for all payment eligibility and payment limitation determinations applicable for the program benefits requested.
Participants are responsible for ensuring that all CCC-902 and CCC-941 and related forms on file in the county office are updated, current, and correct. Participants are required to timely notify the county office of any changes in the farming operation that may affect the previous determination of record by filing a new or updated CCC-902 as applicable.
Changes that may require a NEW determination include, but are not limited to, a change of:
- Shares of a contract, which may reflect:
- A land lease from cash rent to share rent
- A land lease from share rent to cash rent (subject to the cash rent tenant rule
- A modification of a variable/fixed bushel-rent arrangement
- The size of the producer’s farming operation by the addition or reduction of cropland that may affect the application of a cropland factor
- The structure of the farming operation, including any change to a member's share
- The contribution of farm inputs of capital, land, equipment, active personal labor, and/or active personal management
- Farming interests not previously disclosed on CCC-902 including the farming interests of a spouse or minor child
- Certifications of average AGI are required to be filed annually for participation in an annual USDA program. For multi-year conservation contracts and NRCS easements, a certification of AGI must be filed prior to approval of the contract or easement and is applicable for the duration of the contract period.
Participants are encouraged to file or review these forms within the deadlines established for each applicable program for which program benefits are being requested.
Agricultural producers in Arkansas who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline.
An acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch and its intended uses. Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits.
How to File a Report
The following acreage reporting date are applicable in Arkansas: July 15, 2024, spring seeded crops
Acreage reporting dates vary by crop and by county. Contact your local FSA office for a list of acreage reporting deadlines by crop.
To file a crop acreage report, producers need to provide:
- Crop and crop type or variety.
- Intended use of the crop.
- Number of acres of the crop.
- Map with approximate boundaries for the crop.
- Planting date(s).
- Planting pattern, when applicable.
- Producer shares.
- Irrigation practice(s).
- Acreage prevented from planting, when applicable.
- Other information as required.
Acreage Reporting Details
The following exceptions apply to acreage reporting dates:
- If the crop has not been planted by the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed.
- If a producer acquires additional acreage after the acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendar days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office.
- If crops are covered by the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, acreage reports should be submitted by the applicable state, county, or crop-specific reporting deadline or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins.
Producers should also report crop acreage they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were unable to because of a natural disaster.
Prevented planting acreage must be reported on form CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and USDA’s Risk Management Agency.
FSA offers continuous certification for perennial forage. This means after perennial forage is reported once and the producer elects continuous certification, the certification remains in effect until a change is made. Check with FSA at the local USDA Service Center for more information on continuous certification.
New Option to View, Print and Label Maps on Farmers.gov
Producers with an eAuth account linked to their USDA customer record can now access their FSA farm records, maps and common land units by logging into farmers.gov. A new feature will allow producers to export field boundaries as shapefiles and import and view other shapefiles, such as precision agriculture boundaries. This will allow producers to view, print and label their own maps for acreage reporting purposes.
Producers who have authority to act on behalf of another customer as a grantee via form FSA-211 Power of Attorney, Business Partner Signature Authority, along with other signature types, or as a member of a business can now access information in the farmers.gov portal.
Producers can learn how to use the farmers.gov Farm Records Mapping functionality with this fact sheet and these video tutorials.
More Information
Producers can make an appointment to report acres by contacting their local FSA service Center.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Oregon Tilth and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to strengthen organic expertise for conservation programs and expand relationships among producers wanting to transition to organic. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $5 million in these five-year partnerships, which are part of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative (OTI), a Department-wide effort to support agricultural producers interested in transitioning to organic. Additionally, NRCS encourages organic and transitioning producers to apply for assistance through its conservation programs that currently have boosted funding from the OTI as well as the Inflation Reduction Act.
These OTI partnerships were part of a broader organic announcement made by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 15, 2024, which also included the Organic Market Development Grant program and Organic Certification Cost Share Program.
The OTI partnerships include seven new staff positions. An OFRF organic research specialist will disseminate the latest in organic research and national training to NRCS staff and Oregon Tilth will establish six organic specialists across the country who will develop regional networks, provide hands-on organic training for producers, and support NRCS staff who assist farmers transitioning to organic. The organic specialist positions will be filled by staff from Oregon Tilth working with organic partners including Marbleseed, California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation, and Organic Agronomy Training Service.
Conservation Assistance
As part of OTI, NRCS introduced a new organic management standard in 2023 to allow producers flexibility to get assistance and education, such as attending workshops or requesting help from experts or mentors. The management standard supports conservation practices required for organic certification and may provide foregone income reimbursement for dips in production during the transition period.
In 2023, NRCS allocated $12 million in 22 states, signing 112 contracts with transitioning producers.
In addition to the new standard, NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to help with conservation plans supporting organic transition and organic management, cover cropping and crop rotation, field borders and hedgerows, high tunnels, irrigation practices, nutrient management, mulching and pest management. Many of these practices are NRCS’ Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Activities and eligible for Inflation Reduction Act funding.
Higher payment rates and other options are available for underserved producers including socially disadvantaged, beginning, veteran, and limited resource farmers and ranchers.
Producers beginning or in the process of transitioning to organic certification are encouraged to apply at their local USDA Service Center. If a state deadline is missed, applications will be considered for the next fiscal year.
More Information
These NRCS partnerships are part of the OTI’s multi-agency effort to support organic and transitioning producers including farmer-to-farmer mentoring, direct support for crop insurance in 2023, and market development projects.
OTI complements existing assistance for organic producers, including the Farm Service Agency’s Organic Certification Cost Share Program, (OCCSP) that provides cost share for producers who obtain or renew their organic certification. Sign-up for 2024 OCCSP begins on May 15 and runs through October 31.
For more information on organic agriculture, visit farmers.gov/organic or contact your local USDA Service Center. Producers can also apply for NRCS programs, manage conservation plans and contracts, and view and print conservation maps by logging into their farmers.gov account. If you don’t have an account, sign up today.
While many Arkansans are just waking up, Evelyn Rayford of Forrest City, AR, is already working diligently in her greenhouse. Her day begins at 4 a.m. with a walk, followed by time in her hoop house. After a late morning nap and lunch, she returns to her gardens or cans her produce until dinner. Though the work is taxing, it's fueled by her mission to educate and feed her community fresh produce in response to local food deserts.
Rayford's roots in agriculture trace back seven decades to her family's cotton and soybean farm, where she split her time between school and farming. Her passion for nutritious food was ignited when her father was hospitalized and disliked the food he received. This inspired her to ensure others who were sick or lacked resources had access to better, healthier food.
She majored in nutrition science in college and worked as a dietitian for the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service's Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), teaching mothers how to feed their families healthy foods on a budget. Later, as Food Service Director, she initiated the Farm to School program in Forrest City, providing fresh foods to schoolchildren, some of whom, Rayford says, had never even opened a can of greens before. This work springboarded her towards servicing a growing need in her community.
When the COVID-19 pandemic isolated Rayford at home, she realized that there wasn’t enough television and talking on the phone to give her solace. So she began to take up gardening more seriously, spending six or more hours each day planting, watering, and transplanting. Once farmers markets reopened, she sold her produce and learned about her community's needs. She now makes a variety of jams and jellies from her strawberries, blackberries, jalapenos, raspberries, and grapes, including seedless options for those with diverticulosis. She also grows asparagus, rhubarb, zucchini, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, pepper, cabbage, beets, and squash, finding incredible and creative ways to utilize every part through canning, pickling, baking, and more.
In summers to follow, Rayford has also invited local children to her gardens to teach them about fresh food and shows mothers how to prepare meals with limited ingredients. In St. Francis County, a food desert, her efforts make a significant difference for families on tight budgets.
Through an Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Rayford obtained her first hoop house, a micro irrigation system and a pipeline. She recently secured a Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) contract for another hoop house and plans to grow fruit trees. She credits NRCS for supporting her as a small farmer, helping her tailor her farming practices to meet her and her community's needs. Rayford says that changing a person’s focus on what they eat is a major mountain to climb, but after decades, it seems she still hasn’t tired from that climb.
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for Composting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) pilot projects for fiscal year 2024. The cooperative agreements, using remaining funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, are jointly administered by USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Selected projects will develop and test strategies for planning and implementing municipal compost plans and food waste reduction plans and are part of USDA’s broader efforts to support urban agriculture.
USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) – led by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) – will accept applications on Grants.gov until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 4, 2024. Projects must be two years in duration with an estimated start date of June 1, 2025.
“Uneaten food makes up approximately 4% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions,” said Terry Cosby, Chief of NRCS, which houses the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. “Turning food waste into valuable compost is an important climate solution and benefits both farmers and communities. Local strategies and tools like the cooperative agreements are important climate solutions and also contribute to food security at the community level, and we encourage communities to apply.”
Cooperative agreements support projects led by local and tribal governments, schools or other eligible entities that:
- Generate compost.
- Increase access to compost for agricultural producers.
- Reduce reliance on and limit the use of fertilizer.
- Improve soil quality.
- Encourage waste management and permaculture business development.
- Increase rainwater absorption.
- Reduce municipal food waste.
- Divert food waste from landfills.
OUAIP will prioritize projects that anticipate or demonstrate economic benefits; incorporate plans to make compost easily accessible to farmers, including community gardeners; integrate other food waste strategies, including food recovery efforts, and collaborate with multiple partners. Additional details are available in the Grants.gov notice.
This is the fifth year that OUAIP has offered this funding opportunity. Examples of past investments include Geneva Compost and Food Waste Diversion, from the Town of Geneva, New York, which diverted food waste and other biodegradables from the waste stream to generate nutrient-rich compost, improving soil quality, reducing reliance on fertilizers, and engaging in food recovery efforts that take “extra” food and get it to community members in need.
Another example of a past recipient is the Composting and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project by Tucson Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona. The project built infrastructure to provide compost to school and community gardens, improve soil quality, reduce food waste, and demonstrate the economic benefits of including food reclamation education as an integral part of a school garden and nutrition programs for students, their families and the community.
Webinar
A pre-recorded webinar will provide an overview of the cooperative agreements’ purpose, project types, eligibility and basic requirements for submitting applications. The webinar will be posted at usda.gov/urban.
More Information
Earlier today, USDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the White House announced the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics as part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to tackle climate change, feed people, address environmental justice, and promote a circular economy.
OUAIP was established through the 2018 Farm Bill. It is led by NRCS and works in partnership with numerous USDA agencies that support urban agriculture and innovative production. Other efforts include:
- Administering the People’s Garden Initiative, which celebrates collaborative gardens across the country and worldwide that benefit their communities by growing fresh, healthy food and supporting resilient, local food systems using sustainable practices and providing greenspace.
- Creating and managing a Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production to advise the Secretary on the development of policies and outreach relating to urban agriculture.
- Investing $9.1 million for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production competitive grants in fiscal year 2023.
- Investing $40 million, made possible by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, into partnerships with community-based organizations that will conduct outreach, education and technical assistance to support urban producers.
- Investing in risk management education to broaden the reach of crop insurance among urban producers.
- Organizing 27 FSA urban and suburban county committees to make important decisions about how FSA farm programs are administered locally. Urban farmers who participate in USDA programs in the areas selected are encouraged to participate by nominating and voting for county committee members.
- Establishing 17 new Urban Service Centers staffed by FSA and NRCS employees where urban producers can access farm loan, conservation, disaster assistance and risk management programs.
- Partnering with the Vermont Law and Graduate School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems to develop resources that help growers understand and work through local policies.
Learn more about Composting and Food Waste Cooperative Agreements at usda.gov/urban and view a complete list of 2023 cooperative agreement recipients and project summaries. In 2023, USDA awarded $11.5 million in 38 cooperative agreements. For additional resources available to producers, download the Urban Agriculture at a Glance brochure or visit farmers.gov/urban.
NIFA is building a better future by nurturing innovation in the food and agricultural sciences and cultivating equitable change in communities across the nation. Through investment in science as a solution to our greatest challenges, USDA NIFA collaborates with partners to drive research, education and Extension — improving lives, supporting livelihoods and sustaining the planet. In FY 2023, NIFA’s total investment was $2.5 billion.
USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. Under the Biden-Harris administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities throughout America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit usda.gov.
Finding the right risk management fit for your farm can feel overwhelming, especially for specialty crop and small-scale farmers and ranchers. That’s why the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) created a new searchable directory of crop insurance agents who have experience selling Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm policies.
With 1,135 crop insurance agents listed, providing coverage in all 50 states, the process of finding the “right risk management fit” just got easier.
In addition to the new directory, there are other resources available for specialty crop producers including regional specialists located in each of the RMA regional offices. Feedback is crucial to continually improving risk management options, and specialty crop producers can reach out with suggestions or questions by e-mailing SpecialtyCrops@usda.gov.
Specialty crop and small-scale producers are encouraged to use the new searchable directory and visit the RMA Specialty Crops page.
Whole-Farm Revenue Protection
The first of its kind, WFRP recognizes diversification found on specialty and small-scale farms. With WFRP producers can insure their entire operation including crops, livestock, and nursery production, under one policy. Another advantage of WFRP coverage, is it bridges the insurance gap for several specialty crops that don’t currently have individual policies available.
Micro Farm
Also included in WFRP, the Micro Farm option gives smaller operations more streamlined insurance options. It provides a risk management safety net for all commodities on your farm under one insurance policy. This insurance plan is tailored for any farm with up to $350,000 in approved revenue, including farms with specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock), or those marketing to local, regional, farm-identity preserved, specialty, or direct markets.
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5.50%
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Farm Operating Loans — Direct
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5.375%
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Farm Ownership Loans — Direct
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5.625%
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Farm Ownership Loans — Direct Down Payment, Beginning Farmer or Rancher
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1.625%
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Emergency Loans
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3.750%
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4.750
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Farm Storage Facility Loans
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Commodity Loans 1996-Present
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