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Contact your local FSA service center to inquire whether your are eligible for loan assistance.

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Section 22006 of the IRA provided $3.1 billion for USDA to provide relief for&#x2004;distressed borrowers with certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct and guaranteed loans and to expedite assistance for those whose agricultural operations are at financial risk.   

USDA is implementing this provision with the goals of keeping borrowers farming, removing obstacles that currently prevent many borrowers from returning to their land, and improving the way that USDA approaches borrowing and loan servicing in the long-term. For many farmers, including those who have been hard hit by pandemic-induced market disruptions exacerbated by more frequent, more intense, climate-driven natural disasters, this assistance is vital if they are to continue producing the food, fiber, and fuel that are essential to the well-being of not only our rural communities but our Nation as a whole. 

USDA has allocated up to $1.3 billion for initial steps to help distressed borrowers. This includes both automatic and case-by-case assistance. In total, between the Inflation Reduction Act and pandemic assistance, about 35,000 distressed borrowers will benefit from assistance.



On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. Section 22006 of the IRA provided $3.1 billion for USDA to provide relief for distressed borrowers with certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) direct and guaranteed loans and to expedite assistance for those whose agricultural operations are at financial risk.   
USDA is implementing this provision with the goals of keeping borrowers farming, removing obstacles that currently prevent many borrowers from returning to their land, and improving the way that USDA approaches borrowing and loan servicing in the long-term. For many farmers, including those who have been hard hit by pandemic-induced market disruptions exacerbated by more frequent, more intense, climate-driven natural disasters, this assistance is vital if they are to continue producing the food, fiber, and fuel that are essential to the well-being of not only our rural communities but our Nation as a whole. 
USDA has allocated up to $1.3 billion for initial steps to help distressed borrowers. This includes both automatic and case-by-case assistance. In total, between the Inflation Reduction Act and pandemic assistance, about 35,000 distressed borrowers will benefit from assistance.

Qualifying borrowers will receive an individual letter detailing the assistance as payments are made. Eligibility for these new categories of automatic payments include: 
- Assistance to direct loan borrowers who were past due on a qualifying direct loan as of September 30, 2022, but by fewer than 60 days, and remained delinquent on that loan as of March 27, 2023. The assistance will be equal to the amount of the delinquency and the next installment. 
- Assistance to borrowers who restructured a qualifying direct loan on or after February 2020 through primary loan servicing available through FSA. The assistance will be equal to the next installment, not to exceed the remaining balance. 
- Assistance to borrowers whose interest owed on their qualifying direct loan debt exceeds the principal owed (on a loan-by-loan basis). The assistance will equal the pending interest as of March 27, 2023.

A lump sum of money for a specific purpose that does not need to be paid back.

Grant

A reduction or waiving of fees for meeting a certain criteria.

Discount

- Fact Sheet: IRA 22006 Additional Automatic Payments for Distressed Borrowers
- Letter to FSA distressed borrowers detailing new direct installment assistance tool
- Frequently Asked Questions about Inflation Reduction Act Assistance for Distressed Borrowers
- Fact Sheet: Inflation Reduction Act Assistance for Distressed Borrowers
- Inflation Reduction Act Investments in FPAC Programs


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A short phone consultation with the Seeds for Bees program manager is required as the last step to finalize a participant’s enrollment if accepted. 

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Seeds for Bees encourages the use of cover crops to increase the density, diversity, and duration of bee forage in California orchards, farms, and vineyards, while improving soil health.  The seed mixes available through Seeds for Bees are designed to bloom at critical times of the year when natural forage is scarce but managed and native bees are active.  Seeds for Bees serves the needs of bees, beekeepers, and growers, increasing sustainability of pollination and agriculture.



To enroll in the SFB program enrollees must:
- Be a farmer or grower of crops in California. 
- Grow honey bee pollinated crops (including seed production), nuts, or fruits. 
- Growers of wind pollinated crops may be considered for enrollment based on additional information provided in grower’s application. 
- Plant a minimum of 2 acres of cover crops. 
- Agree to submit 2 photos per year and complete a short annual survey.

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- 1st year Seeds for Bees enrollees are eligible for a $2,500 discount off their total seed purchase. 
- 2nd year enrollees are eligible for a $1,500 discount off their total seed purchase.
- Shipping is free for all orders throughout the enrollee’s participation in Seeds for Bees. Growers located within 50 miles of seed distributor are requested to pick up their seed if possible, so more donations can go directly to growers for free seed. 
- A limited number of new enrollees will be accepted each year based on available funding. 
- Project Apis m. has sole discretion for final enrollment decisions.
- Project Apis m. has the right to refuse any applicant at any time. 

This form is used to apply for the Small and Very Small Producers Cattle program: QAD 1020C Form Application for SVS Cattle Program (doc)
Applications should be submitted via email to QAD.Auditservice@usda.gov. If email is not possible hard copy application can be submitted to:
USDA, AMS, LP, Quality Assessment Division
Audit Services Branch
1400 Independence Ave. S.W.
Stop 0258 – Rm3932S
Washington, DC 20250

This form is used to apply for the Small and Very Small Producers Sheep program: QAD 1020S Form Application for SVS Sheep Program (doc)
Applications should be submitted via email to QAD.Auditservice@usda.gov. If email is not possible hard copy application can be submitted to:
USDA, AMS, LP, Quality Assessment Division
Audit Services Branch
1400 Independence Ave. S.W.
Stop 0258 – Rm3932S
Washington, DC 20250

AMS reviews a producer’s application and detailed farm/ranch plan. If the information is sufficient, AMS approves the producer and the cattle and/or sheep as meeting the requirements of the USDA Grass Fed Program for Small and Very Small (SVS) Producers.  Producers certified under this program receive a certificate that allows them to market cattle and sheep as USDA Certified grass-fed.

USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Grants Division

The USDA Grass Fed Program for Small and Very Small (SVS) Producers was designed to create opportunities for small-scale livestock producers who would like to have their ruminant animals certified as grass fed. Producers certified under this program receive a certificate that allows them to market cattle and sheep as USDA Certified grass-fed.



This program, is designed for producers who market 49 cattle or less each year or lambs produced from 99 ewes or less.

This program requires that ruminant animals be fed only grass and forage, with the exception of milk consumed prior to weaning.  Animals certified under this program cannot be fed grain or grain by-products and must have continuous access to pasture during the growing season.

The “49 cattle or less” or “lambs produced from 99 or less ewes” rule is based upon the smallest groups identified in the Census of Agriculture.

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Lamb Heart

Lamb Leg

Lamb Liver

Lamb Shank

Lamb Shoulder

Lamb Stew Meat

Beef Bottom Round

Beef Brisket

Beef Chuck Roast

Beef Eye Round

Beef Flank Steak

Beef Flat Iron Steak

Beef Heart

Beef Liver

Beef London Broil

Beef NY Strip Steak

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Beef Rib Steak

Beef Rump Roast

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Beef Sirloin Tip Roast

Beef Skirt Steak

Beef Soup Bones

Beef Stew Meat

Beef Tongue

Beef Top Round

Beef Whole Filet

Ground Beef

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Sheep

- Official Listing for Grass Fed Beef SVS Program
- Official Listing for Grass Fed Sheep SVS Program
- QAD 1020: Grass Fed Program SVS Producers
- QAD 1020C: Application for SVS Cattle Program
- QAD 1020S: Application for SVS Sheep Program
- National Grass Fed Beef Report (Monthly)

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Cost of the Service: The set fee for the review is $155.00/hour.
Duration of the approval: Two year period.

Interested farmers should find an eligible lender willing to provide financing, then apply to Business Oregon using this application.

The application cannot be reviewed unless the department has received all of the following: 
- $250 application fee 
- Background letter from applicant and lender 
- Current personal financial statement witnessed by a bank officer and signed by all loan applicants 
- Complete application form signed by both parties 
- All required Certifications and Certificates

Lenders with questions about issuance fees and project structures should contact Business Oregon.

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The purpose of the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program (aka Aggie Bond Program) is to provide affordable financing&#x2004;to new farmers for financing capital purchases.


The Aggie Bond Program allows the lender to avoid paying income taxes on interest the lender receives from the borrower. The lender passes on this savings to the borrower in the form of a lower interest rate. The state of Oregon does not provide a repayment guarantee of the Aggie Bond. The lender assumes all credit risks, and the borrower is solely responsible for repaying the Aggie Bond.



The purpose of the Beginning and Expanding Farmer Loan Program (aka Aggie Bond Program) is to provide affordable financing to new farmers for financing capital purchases.

The Aggie Bond Program allows the lender to avoid paying income taxes on interest the lender receives from the borrower. The lender passes on this savings to the borrower in the form of a lower interest rate. The state of Oregon does not provide a repayment guarantee of the Aggie Bond. The lender assumes all credit risks, and the borrower is solely responsible for repaying the Aggie Bond.

A person must:
- Be an Oregon resident
- Have a net worth of no more than $750,000
- Be a principal user of the farm and materially and substantially participate on the farm
- Have never owned/operated a farm that was larger than 30% of the county's median farm size


A payment that must be returned to the provider following specified terms of repayment and interest rate.

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- Fiscal Yr 2016-2020
- OAR 123-052

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The maximum Aggie Bond financing is $520,000. Aggie Bond financing can be used for:
- Purchase of farm land
- Costs of depreciable farm property. Financing of new depreciable property (such as construction of farm buildings and new equipment) is limited to $250,000. Financing of used depreciable farm property is limited to $62,500.

Most entities that are in the business of making agricultural loans (such as commercial banks and Northwest Farm Credit Services) are eligible to be Aggie Bond lenders. A lender may not be a substantial user of the financed property, or related to a substantial user of that property. The Aggie Bond Program has some unique features, and works most easily with eligible lenders who have reviewed the program requirements and expressed an interest in participating.

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