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Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) offers monetary support to manufacturers or entities that provide eligible biomass product to designated biomass conversion facilities for use as heat, power, biobased items or biofuels. Initial assistance will be for the Collection, Harvest, Storage and Transportation (CHST) costs related to the delivery of eligible products. Discover more

Conservation Reserve Program - State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement (CRP-SAFE)

CRP-SAFE permits manufacturers to set up practices that benefit high concern State wildlife preservation goals through the usage of targeted restoration of vital habitat. The goal of SAFE is to produce diverse grasslands in 18 southern Michigan counties and pollinator habitat in 22 counties in the western Lower Peninsula. Landowners who pick to take part in the practice might get 90 to 100 percent of the cost of transforming cropland into wildlife environment. They get rental payments for 10 to 15 years.

A loan made to qualified applicants to purchase, enlarge, or make capital enhancements to family farms, or to promote soil and water conservation and security. Maximum loan quantity is $300,000. A portion of direct farm ownership loan funds is targeted for beginning 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 section 302 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1922). Find out more

A loan made to an eligible applicant to help with the monetary expenses of running a farm. Maximum loan amount is $300,000. A portion of direct operating loan funds is targeted for beginning farmers as mandated 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 operating loans is section 311 of the CONACT (7 U.S.C. 1911). Find out more

A loan made by another loan provider and ensured by FSA to qualified applicants to purchase, increase the size of, or make capital enhancements to household farms, or to promote soil and water preservation and protection. Maximum loan quantity is $1,112,000. A percentage of guaranteed farm ownership loan funds is targeted for beginning farmers as mandated by areas 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). Learn More

A loan made by another lender and guaranteed by FSA to an eligible applicant to help with the monetary costs of running a farm. Maximum loan quantity is $1,112,000. 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). Find out more

Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)

The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) to supply settlement to eligible animals manufacturers who have actually suffered grazing losses for covered livestock on land that is native or enhanced pastureland with permanent vegetative cover or is planted specifically for grazing. The grazing losses need to be due to a qualifying drought condition during the typical grazing duration for the county. Learn More

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP)

The 2014 Farm Bill licensed the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to provide benefits to livestock producers for animals deaths in excess of regular mortality caused by qualified loss conditions, consisting of eligible unfavorable weather condition, qualified illness and eligible attacks (attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law, including wolves and bird predators). LIP payments are equivalent to 75 percent of the market value of the relevant animals on the day before the date of death of the animals as determined by the Secretary. Discover more

Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy)

The Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) is a voluntary danger management program for dairy manufacturers authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill through Dec. 31, 2018. Significant changes to MPP-Dairy for the 2018 coverage year are additional authorized by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. The MPP-Dairy deals defense to dairy manufacturers when the distinction in between the all milk rate and the average feed expense (the margin) falls listed below a specific dollar amount chosen by the producer. Discover more

Part VII of subtitle B of Title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359 et seq.), as amended by area 1403 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171), offers that, at the start of each fiscal year, CCC will develop marketing allotments for locally produced sugar from sugar beets and locally produced sugarcane. The Secretary will aim to develop an overall allotment quantity that leads to no loss of sugar to CCC under the sugar loan program. The Secretary shall make quotes of sugar consumption, stocks, production, and imports for a crop year as needed, however not behind the start of each of the second through 4th quarters of the crop year. Prior to the start of the , these estimates need to be upgraded.