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Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP)

The $15 million dollar fund will offer low-interest loans for the start-up, expansion, or operation of slaughter and value

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Agriculture Best Management Practices (BMP) Loan Program

The AgBMP Loan Program is a water quality program that provides low-interest loans to farmers, rural landowners, and agric

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Livestock Equipment Loan Program

The Livestock Equipment Loan Program is designed to help finance the purchase of livestock-related equipment.

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Aggie Bond Beginning Farmer Loan Program

The Aggie Bond Loan Program is a federal bonding program administered by the State through its Rural Finance Authority.

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Methane Digester Loan Program

The MDA developed the Methane Digester Loan Program in 1998 to help supplement the funds needed for livestock producers in

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Value Added Stock Loan Program

The 1994 Legislature passed a bill that established a value added agricultural product loan program to help farmers financ

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Seller Assisted Loan Participation Program

The Seller Assisted farm ownership program is a cooperative financing effort involving a buyer, a seller, a local lender,

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Restructure II Loan Program

The Restructure II loan program is designed to help farmers who remain in good credit standing with their local agricultur

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Pilot Agricultural Microloan Program

The Pilot Agricultural Microloan Program was established to assist non-traditional farmers by providing lending capital wh

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Agricultural Improvement Loan Program

A loan participation program to assist eligible farmers to finance capital improvements to their farming operation.

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