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Resources
US Dept of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov
American Dairy Goat Assn.
http://adga.org/
American Lamb Board
http://americanlambboard.org
American Meat Goat Assn.
http://www.meatgoats.com
American Sheep Industry Assn.
http://www.sheepusa.org/
National Livestock Producers Assn.
http://www.nlpa.org/
National Lamb Feeders Assn.
www.nlfa-sheep.org
Mohair Council of American
http://www.mohairusa.com/
Sheep Breeds
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu
Market news
http://www.thelivestockmarket.com
.Rural Information Center - Provides a
customized search of programs that fit individual needs. The entity seeking funds can contact the
Center with their individual situation and the Center can help to identify what
resources are available and what state or federal programs best meets the
individual situation. The Center can be contacted by:
Telephone: 1-800-633-7701
M-F 8:00am to 4:30pm Eastern Time
USDA, AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
Rural Business-Cooperative Services
USDA
administers several financial programs to help businesses succeed in rural
areas. Contact your state or local
USDA Rural Development and Farm Service Agency Offices listed in the telephone
book, usually in the blue pages, under: Department of Agriculture, Farm Services
Agency or Rural Development.
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/index.html
http://www.fsa.usda.gov
Examples of programs within USDA are listed below.
B & I GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM
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The Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program guarantees
loans made by authorized lenders for up to 90% of loss resulting from borrower
default. The guaranteed loans are for rural areas
of 50,000 people or less and can be used for working capital, machinery and
equipment, buildings and real estate, and certain types of debt refinancing. The aggregate B&I guaranteed loan amount
is a maximum of $25 million to any one borrower with a maximum maturity of 7
years for working capital, 15 years for machinery and equipment, and 30 years
for real estate.
B & I DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM -
The Business and Industry Direct Loan Program provides loans to private parties,
who cannot obtain credit elsewhere.
The direct loans are for rural areas of 50,000 people or less and can be used
for improving, developing, or financing business and industry, employment, and
to improve the economic and environmental climate in rural communities. The maximum aggregate B&I guaranteed
loan amount is $10 million to any one borrower with a maximum maturity of 7
years for working capital, 15 years for machinery and equipment, and 30 years
for real estate.
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