farm loans
Rural credit lines
Farm loans are credit extended to agricultural producers for purchasing land, equipment, livestock, or operating expenses.
Banks, credit unions, and government agencies like the USDA offer farm loans with terms suited to farming's seasonal cash flows: They took out a farm loan to buy the adjacent acreage.
Unlike typical business loans, farm loans often accommodate the gap between planting and harvest.
- crop insuranceProtection against agricultural losses
- microloansSmall borrowed sums
- farmersLand-cultivating occupation holders
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- debt reliefReduction of obligations owed
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- farm economicscrop prices, crop insurance, crop yields, crop failure, harvest yield
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