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For Immediate Release
July 07, 2011
Trudy Kareus, 720.544.2876
July 07, 2011
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Trudy Kareus, 720.544.2876
USDA-FSA to Host Webinars on Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Claims Process
(Denver, Colorado) - July 7, 2011- USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Colorado State Executive Director Trudy Kareus today announced four webinars (internet-based virtual meeting) to discuss the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Settlement Claims Process and current FSA loan programs. These webinars are scheduled for July 14th, July 28th and August 11th at 6:00 PM MDT.
On February 25, 2011, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Tony West announced a process created to resolve the claims of Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who assert they faced discrimination when seeking USDA farm loans during certain periods between years 1981 and 2000. The optional claims process offers a streamlined alternative to litigation and provides at least $1.33 billion in compensation, plus up to $160 million in farm debt relief, to eligible Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers.
The interactive webinars will provide an overview of the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Claims Process as well as FSA farm loan program updates. Farm loan program topics to be discussed include interest rates, terms, as well as eligibility and security requirements.
"I encourage producers who want more information about the claims process or about FSA farm loan programs to register for one of these webinars," said SED Kareus.. "The webinars are free and open to the first 100 participants who register," she said.
SED Kareus emphasizes that these webinars are intended as forums to discuss the general plan for the claims process and FSA webinar hosts will not be able to discuss the details of any individual claim during the course of the webinars.
To view the webinar schedule and register, please go to www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/tx_hwwebinar_2011.pdf . Please note that the times indicated on the registration forms are Eastern Daylight Time and that the webinars will be broadcast an hour earlier in Colorado.
For more information regarding the USDA Hispanic and Women Farmer and Rancher Claims Process and FSA Lending Program webinars, please contact Trudy Kareus at 970-244-2876.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C . 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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