Resources | Farm Start Up

United States Department of Agriculture New Farmers

https://newfarmers.usda.gov/important-considerations

This website goes into detail how to go about starting a farm. Different types of loans and companies that offer loans. With every tab there is a video that shares the story of farms that went through the process of farm start up programs.

Farm Credit East

https://www.farmcrediteast.com/products-and-services/new-farmer-programs/FarmStart

Farm Credit East offers programs that makes working capital investments of up to $75,000 to northeast agricultural ventures showing promise of success. The investment functions the same as an operating line of credit and is intended to provide the critical last dollar of funding to overcome the financial challenges that true startup farming operations initially face.

Farm Start

http://www.farmstart.ca/programs/start-up-farms/

Farm Start offers resources that will guide begging farmers in the direction to reach their dreams. Along with the online resources they have many publications that will educate them on planning, budgeting, loans and other small business information.

Center For Rural Affairs

http://www.cfra.org/resources/beginning_farmer/fundingsources

This website combines many finical resources. With Federal state loans as well as private loans and grants. They explain what each loan and grant is and how it can be used. Along with basic terms that are used in finical resources.

Ohio Farm Bureau

https://ofbf.org/tag/young-ag-professionals/

This link will connect young agriculturalists with others with the same interest. Along with Connecting people it connects them with professionals and events that are focuesd on small farm start ups.

National Young Farmers Collation

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They discuss policies and legislation on behalf of the of the young farmers. They also discuss sustainable farming methods, and growing practices.

Private loans Reference Information

Overall information

These links provide general information on loans from the government, private entities. Along with terms used in loans and in banks.

Farm loans for Veterans

These links provide sources of loan information for veterans of the military that have not been on or owned a farm or ranch.

http://iowafarmerveteran.org/farm-financing-for-military-veterans/
http://www.farmvetco.org/blog/historic-recognition-for-veterans-in-2014-farm-bill/

Student/Young Farmer

Student and young farmer loans are typically available for people 35 years of age or younger. These link go over some of the qualifications and terms involved in young farmer loans.