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Winnie Breeding
Kentucky State Farm Service Agency Office
771 Corporate Dr., Ste. 100
Lexington KY 40503
Voice (859) 224-7601
John W. McCauley, State Executive Director
Loans for Socially Disadvantaged Persons
Lexington, KY, August 2, 2011- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that a high demand for guaranteed farm ownership and direct farm operating funds has prompted USDA to transfer appropriated funds between programs as authorized by law, to meet the urgent credit needs of producers, including beginning and minority farmers and ranchers.
USDA Farm Service Agency reserves funds each year to make loans to socially disadvantaged applicants to buy and operate family-size farms. A socially disadvantaged farmer is one of a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of the group without regard to their individual qualities. For the purposes of this program, socially disadvantaged groups have been defined as women, Blacks or African Americans, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
Types of Loans
•Operating loans may be used for various short and intermediate type credit needs, such as the purchase of livestock and equipment and annual operating expenses.
• Farm ownership loans may be used for the purchase and/or improvement of farmland and buildings.
Who May Borrow
Individuals, partnerships, joint operations, corporations, limited liability companies, and cooperatives primarily and directly engaged in family-size farming operations may apply. A family size operation is considered to be one that a family can operate and manage itself.
Terms and Interest Rates
Repayment terms for direct operating loans depend on the collateral securing the loan and usually run from 1 to 7 years. Repayment terms on direct ownership loans are up to 40 years. Guaranteed loan terms (made through commercial lenders, i.e. bank) are set by the lender.
Interest Rates
Current interest rates are:
• Operating Loans: 2.125%
• Farm Ownership Loans: 4.625%
• Emergency Loans: 3.750 %
How to Get a Loan
Applications for all FSA direct loan programs are made through the local FSA County office. Guaranteed loan applications are processed by the participating lender. For information on participating lenders, contact the local FSA County office.
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, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272(voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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