Act seeks to mitigate student loan debt for farmers
Story Date: 6/18/2019

 

Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 6/17/19

The Young Farmer Success Act (HR 3232) was introduced by Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., Rep. Glenn 'GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-N.Y., Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., and Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., on June 12, 2019. In a bipartisan effort to bolster the nation’s agricultural economy and provide security to its food supply, this bill would extend the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program—currently offered to teachers, nurses, and other public servants—to farmers and ranchers. “America needs a new generation of farmers, now more than ever,” said Rep. Courtney.

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