Direct the Farm Service Agency to develop a multi-year Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Loan Pilot Program.

Marilyn Strickland · Washington · Democratic

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Occurrences

Strickland (WA) Democrat Directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to develop a multi-year Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Loan Pilot Program.

Strickland submitted an amendment directing FSA to create a multi-year beginning farmer and rancher loan pilot program.

H.R. 7567 – Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 | House of Representatives Committee on Rules
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Evidence

USDA lists beginning-farmer support through regular farm ownership and operating loans, plus modernization for loan applications and payments; it does not identify a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Loan Pilot Program.

Latest USDA budget materials show continuing and enhanced FSA farm-loan support for beginning farmers, but not the promised distinct multi-year loan pilot.

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USDA FY 2027 Budget Summary
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Farmers.gov describes FSA help for beginning farmers as statutory set-asides within farm ownership and operating loans, including Down Payment Loans, not a separate multi-year development-loan pilot.

USDA’s public beginning-farmer funding page points to existing FSA loan products and set-asides rather than evidence that a new pilot program has been created.

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How to Start a Farm: Find Land and Fund Your Operation
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FSA’s October 2025 guidance lists direct, guaranteed, down-payment, land-contract, youth, emergency, conservation, farm ownership, and operating loans; beginning-farmer aid is described as annual targeted funding.

Current FSA loan guidance confirms beginning farmers remain served through established loan categories and targeted funding, with no named Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Loan Pilot Program shown.

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FSA Farm Loans Overview
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Assessments

never unknown

The promise called for a distinct multi-year Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Loan Pilot Program at FSA. The provided USDA and FSA materials instead show existing farm ownership, operating, down-payment, and targeted beginning-farmer loan set-asides, with no evidence that the promised pilot program was created. I also found no indication that Rep. Strickland sponsored or materially advanced a successful federal measure creating such a pilot. Existing beginning-farmer loan support is related but does not satisfy the specific promised outcome.

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