Source: NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, 6/9/14


USDA’s Down Payment Loan Program has been around for over 20 years, and this post is the first in a two part series that examines the impact this program has had on growing new farmers over the past 20 years.  Stay tuned for our second installment later this week!

Access to affordable farmland is one of the most significant challenges that new and aspiring farmers face when looking to start a career in agriculture.  Whether trying to find land in California’s Central Valley or New York’s Hudson Valley, land access can often be a make or break issue for anyone with hopes of starting their own farm.

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