Loans and funding options for small-scale and beginning farmers, including federal, state, local and nonprofit programs supporting farm operations and investments.

By Rodney Jones, Courtney Bir and Brent Ladd. A worksheet that encourages individuals to create a well-developed “road map” for a farm or ranch along with a helpful guide to goal setting.

By Brent Ladd, Rodney Jones and Courtney Bir. Learn about multiple farm programs are offered to assist agricultural producers through the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Risk Management Agency. Qualifying for federal government farm programs and retaining eligibility are two of the many benefits of maintaining good records. It can be challenging to understand the different recordkeeping requirement for such a wide variety of programs. This fact sheet provides information on recordkeeping requirements to aid producers in choosing government farm programs.

By Roger Sahs and Courtney Bir. Learn the different types of budgets available to farm managers.