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 Coming in 2005, FSA's new Farm Business Plan
Beginning in mid-2005, direct and guaranteed borrowers
will be able to fill out and submit the Farm Business
Plan online to FSA offices from their homes, offices, or
other facilities with Internet access. The new
Plan is powered by easy-to-use computer software that is
one of the most widely used financial planning tools in
the lending industry today.
Click here for the Farm Business
Plan fact sheet.
Click here for other recent Farm Business Plan news.
Proposed
streamlining of FSA direct loan regulations
FSA recently published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register to simplify regulations for the direct Farm
Loan Programs. Comments on the rule must be submitted by
April 9, 2004. To download the rule or submit a comment,
click here.
Beginning Farmer
and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Pilot Program
In September of 2003, FSA launched a 5-year pilot
program designed to help beginning farmers and ranchers
purchase land. The pilot program will be tested in
Indiana, Iowa, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and
Wisconsin from 2003-2007. See our
Federal Register notice for program details.
Real
Estate For Sale
The FSA real
estate for sale web site
provides an online guide to Government-owned real
estate and potential foreclosure sales information,
which includes farm/ranch properties, houses, lots, and
buildings. This site provides access to detailed
information about each of the properties and links to
other USDA web sites providing a variety of services.
FSA
Historical Farm Loan Documents
This
site provides an archival database of historical
farm loan notices.
Distribution
of FSA Loan Obligations
This
11-page PDF report provides access to information on
farm loan data by race, national origin, and sex, by
State and region as well as nationally, on an annual
basis and as allowed by Federal privacy law.
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