Congratulations to Jessica Anson of Long Island - the regional and STATE recipient of the NYFB Foundation for Agricultural Education Scholarship Award.  We're so proud of you! The NYFB Foundation for Agricultural Education provides high school seniors with the chance to win scholarships to further their career in agriculture. Applications are typically due in November and announced in February or March. The first place winner receives as much as $1500 (2nd prize is $1200 and 3rd prize is $1000). If you would like more information about the scholarship, please call 631-727-3777 or Email our office.

FSA Conservation Loan Program (CL)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes and guarantees conservation loans to promote conservation on farms and ranches throughout the United States to conserve our natural resources. Many farmers who need and want to implement conservation measures on their land do not have the “up front” funds available to implement these practices.
 

The goal of FSA’s Conservation Loan (CL) program is to provide farmers access to credit to implement these practices. Unlike FSA’s traditional farm ownership and operating loan programs that are targeted toward smaller and less financially established farmers, eligibility requirements are expanded to permit the agency to provide assistance to some applicants who may be large and financially strong. For more information, please download the following PDF or visit  www.fsa.usda.gov

FSA Conservation Loan Program (pdf)