date:May 24, 2012
ion of farmers sustain and build upon what is now the most productive period in history for American agriculture. To that end, Vilsack announced the Department is seeking comments on a new microloan program to help small and family operations progress through their start-up years with needed resources, while building capacity, increasing equity, and eventually graduating to commercial credit.
Over the past three years, we have expanded farm and operating loans to Americans from all backgrounds