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Agriculture Mediation Program
Helps farming manufacturers, their loan providers, and other persons straight impacted by the actions of USDA fix disputes. Through mediation, an experienced, objective individual (arbitrator) helps individuals review their disputes, recognize alternatives, and agree on solutions. Mediation is a valuable tool for settling disputes in various USDA program areas. These include farm loans, farm and preservation programs, wetland decisions, rural water loan programs, grazing on nationwide forest system lands, and pesticides usage. The program is authorized through 2005 by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-233) (7 U.S.C. 5101 (5104 ), as amended by the Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-372). Find out more
Beginning Farmer Deposit Loan
A kind of farm ownership loan made to eligible applicants to fund a portion of a real estate purchase. The statutory authority for beginning farmer down payment loans is area 310E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87- 128) (7 U.S.C. 1935). Discover more
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Provides a voluntary program to agricultural manufacturers to help them secure environmentally delicate land. Producers registered in CRP plant long-lasting, resource-conserving covers to enhance the quality of water, control soil erosion, and boost wildlife habitat. In return, CCC provides individuals rental payments and cost-share support. Contract period is between 10 and 15 years. CRP was authorized by area 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as modified (Pub. L. 99-198)(16 U.S.C. 3831, et seq.). Discover more
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
As the name implies, this program is an improved version of the extremely successful Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The Michigan CREP improvements are dedicated staff and financial rewards offered by the State of Michigan. CREP is a special preservation program that allows the CRP to be tailored to fulfill the requirements of the State. CREP is a Federal-State conservation collaboration program that targets substantial ecological impacts connected to Agriculture. CREP concern areas include the Lake Macatawa, River Raisin, and Saginaw Bay Watersheds. Learn More
Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program
Provides payments to qualified manufacturers on farms enrolled for the 2002 through 2007 crop years. There are 2 kinds of DCP payments direct payments and counter-cyclical payments. Both are calculated utilizing the base acres and payment yields developed for the farm. Base acres and payment yields are established for the following products: barley; corn; grain sorghum, consisting of dual-purpose ranges that can be gathered as grain; oats; canola, crambe, flax, mustard, rapeseed, safflower, sesame and sunflower, including oil and non-oil ranges; peanuts, starting in DCP; rice, omitting wild rice; soybeans; upland cotton; and wheat. DCP was authorized by areas 1101-1108 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) (7 U.S.C. 7911 et seq.). Learn More
Direct Farm Ownership Loan
A loan made to eligible applicants to acquire, expand, or make capital enhancements to household farms, or to promote soil and water conservation and . Maximum loan amount is $200,000. A portion of direct farm ownership loan funds is targeted for starting farmers and socially disadvantaged applicants as mandated by sections 346 and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87-128) (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1994 and 7 U.S.C. 2003), respectively. The statutory authority for direct farm ownership loans is area 302 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1922). Learn More
Direct Operating Loan
A loan made to a qualified applicant to assist with the monetary costs of operating a farm. Maximum loan amount is $200,000. A portion of direct operating loan funds is targeted for starting farmers as mandated areas 346 and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87-128) (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1994 and 7 U.S.C. 2003), respectively. The statutory authority for direct operating loans is section 311 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1911). Find out more
Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
Provides emergency situation funding for farmers and ranchers to fix up farmland damaged by wind disintegration, floods, typhoons, or other natural disasters, and for performing emergency water preservation procedures throughout durations of severe drought. The natural catastrophe must develop new conservation problems, which, if not dealt with, would: impair or endanger the land; materially impact the efficient capacity of the land; represent unusual damage which, except for wind disintegration, is not the type likely to recur regularly in the same location; and be so costly to fix that Federal assistance is, or will be, required to return the land to productive farming usage. Authorized by area 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-334) (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.). Find out more
Loans are offered to eligible applicants who have incurred substantial financial losses from a disaster. Maximum outstanding loan amount is $500,000. The statutory authority for emergency situation loans is area 321 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87-128) (7 U.S.C. 1961). Discover more
Farm Storage Facility Loan Program
USDA may make loans to producers to build or update farm storage and handling facilities. Commodities covered under this storage program are rice, soybeans, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, peanuts, sunflower seeds, canola, rapeseed, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, and other oilseeds as CCC figures out and reveals. Corn, grain sorghum, oats, wheat, or barley gathered as entire grain or besides entire grain are also eligible. The program is licensed under the CCC Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.). Learn More
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
GRP is voluntary, and it provides landowners the chance to protect, restore, and enhance meadows on their residential or commercial property. Section 2401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) included area 1238N to the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n) to authorize this program. USDA's NRCS, FSA, and Forest Service are coordinating GRP application. The program will save vulnerable grasslands from conversion to cropland or other uses and conserve valuable grasslands by helping keep practical ranching operations. Learn More
Guaranteed Farm Ownership Loan
A loan made by another lender and guaranteed by FSA to eligible applicants to purchase, increase the size of, or make capital improvements to family farms, or to promote soil and water preservation and defense. Maximum loan quantity is $852,000 (for FY 2006). A portion of ensured farm ownership loan funds is targeted for beginning farmers as mandated by sections 346 and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (CONACT) (Pub. L. 87-128) (7 U.S.C. 1994 and 7 U.S.C. 2003), respectively. The statutory authority for ensured farm ownership loans is area 302 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1922). Discover more
Guaranteed Operating Loan
A loan made by another loan provider and ensured by FSA to an eligible applicant to help with the monetary expenses of running a farm. Maximum loan amount is $852,000 (for FY 2006). A percentage of guaranteed operating loan funds is targeted for beginning farmers as mandated areas 346 and 355 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (Pub. L. 87-128) (CONACT) (7 U.S.C. 1994 and 7 U.S.C. 2003), respectively. The statutory authority for guaranteed operating loans is Section 311 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1941). Learn More
Indian Tribal Land Acquisition Program
A loan available to Indian tribes for buying independently held lands within their respective bookings limits. The statutory authority for Indian Tribal Land Acquisition loans is Pub. L. 91-229 (25 U.S.C 490).
Milk Income Loss Contract Extension (MILCX) Program
This program compensates dairy manufacturers when domestic milk costs fall listed below a specific level. MILCX payments are made on a month-to-month basis when the Boston Class I (BCI) milk price per hundredweight (cwt) falls below $16.94. The payment rate percentages will be; 34% of the distinction between $16.94 and the BCI milk price for October 1, 2005 through August 31, 2007; and 0% of the distinction between $16.94 and the BCI milk cost for September 2007.
This program was authorized by The Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005, (the 2005 Act), Section 1101, which licensed the extension of the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC). The MILC program was initially licensed by Section 1502 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-1710 (7 USC 7981). Learn More
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Provides financial support to eligible manufacturers affected by dry spell, flood, cyclone, or other natural disasters. This federally funded program covers noninsurable crop losses and planting prevented by disasters. Producers who are landowners, tenants, or sharecroppers who share in the danger of producing an eligible crop are qualified. Eligible crops consist of commercial crops and other agricultural products produced for food (including livestock feed) or fiber for which the catastrophic level of crop insurance coverage is unavailable. Also qualified for NAP protection are controlled-environment crops (mushrooms and floriculture), specialized crops (honey and maple sap), and worth loss crops (aquaculture, Christmas trees, ginseng, decorative nursery, and turfgrass sod). Authorized by area 196 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (Pub. L. 104-127) (7 U.S.C. 7333), as changed. Discover more
Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loan and Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) Program
Provide manufacturers interim financing at harvest time to satisfy capital requires without having to sell their products when market value are typically at harvest-time lows. Allowing manufacturers to shop production at harvest helps with more orderly marketing of commodities throughout the year. Marketing support loans for covered products are nonrecourse due to the fact that the commodities are promised as loan collateral and producers have the choice of delivering the vowed security to CCC as complete payment for the loan at maturity.
A producer who is eligible to obtain a loan, however who consents to forgo the loan, may get an LDP. The LDP rate equals the quantity by which the applicable loan rate where the commodity is kept surpasses the alternative loan repayment rate for the particular commodity.
Sections 1201-1209 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) (7 U.S.C. 7231 et seq.) (2002 Act) continue nonrecourse marketing assistance loan and LDP arrangements of previous legislation. The 2002 Act offers nonrecourse marketing help loans and LDP's for the 2002-2007 crops of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, soybeans, other oilseeds (consisting of sunflowers, canola, safflower, flaxseed, rapeseed, mustard seed, crambe and sesame), rice, upland cotton, peanuts, honey, wool, mohair, dry peas, lentils, and little chickpeas. Learn More
Sugar Loan Program and Sugar Marketing Allotments
Provides that CCC administer nonrecourse loans for the 2002 through 2007 crops. The Sugar Loan Program provides nonrecourse loans to processors of locally grown sugarcane and sugar beets. This program assists to support America's sugar industry and guarantee the well being of agriculture in the United States. Authorized by Section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272), as changed by section1401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171).
Part VII of subtitle B of Title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359 et seq.), as modified by area 1403 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171), provides that, at the beginning of each fiscal year, CCC will develop marketing allotments for domestically produced sugar from sugar beets and domestically produced sugarcane. The Secretary will strive to develop a general allotment amount that leads to no forfeitures of sugar to CCC under the sugar loan program. The Secretary shall make estimates of sugar intake, stocks, production, and imports for a crop year as needed, but not later than the start of each of the second through 4th quarters of the crop year. Prior to the start of the , these price quotes need to be updated. Find out more
Sugar Storage Facility Loan Program
Provides loans to processors of domestically-produced sugarcane and sugar beets for the building or updating of storage and handling facilities for raw sugars and fine-tuned sugars. Loans may be made just for the purchase and installation of eligible storage centers, completely affixed dealing with equipment, or the improvement of existing facilities. Authorized under section 1402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) (7 U.S.C. 7971). Learn More
Youth Loans
Provides operating type loans to eligible rural youth candidates to finance a modest income-producing farming task. Maximum loan quantity is $5,000.