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S 2685 115th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Farmland Government lending and loan guarantees

Farmers of Tomorrow Act

Introduced: April 17, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Farmers of Tomorrow Act

This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility for Department of Agriculture (USDA) direct farm ownership loans by modifying the three-year experience requirement.

(Under current law, USDA may make a direct farm ownership loan only to a farmer or rancher who has participated in the business operations of a farm or ranch for at least three years or has other acceptable experience.)

The bill modifies the experience requirement to specify a list of acceptable experience and educational criteria that USDA may count for an applicant to meet or reduce the necessary experience requirement.

What's happening now April 17, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4513 Identical bill Farmers of Tomorrow Act
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 7, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2685: Farmers of Tomorrow Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2685/
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