{"id":494,"date":"2019-10-31T18:45:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T18:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/?page_id=494"},"modified":"2025-03-03T09:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:04:39","slug":"farm-financing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/agriculture\/business-of-farming\/farm-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Financing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left  wsu-hero--size-small \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Farm-Financing_Header1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Farm-Financing_Header1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Farm-Financing_Header1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Farm-Financing_Header1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/55\/Farm-Financing_Header1.jpg 768w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\n\t\talt=\"dollar bills growing in dirt with shovel\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-69d1dfbbba3f0\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Farm Financing<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Regional Small Farms.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Regional Small Farms<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools and Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/attra.ncat.org\/publication\/financing-your-farm-guidance-for-beginning-farmers\/\">Financing Your Farm: A Guide For Beginning Farmers<\/a> &#8211; This article outlines several financing options available to beginning farmers to start a farm, and to illuminate the step-by-step process of applying for a loan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northwestfcs.com\/resources\/financing-agriculture-business-borrower-lender-relationship\">Financing Agriculture The Business Borrower-Lender Relationship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding and Loan Agencies\/ Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"NW Farm Credit Services\" href=\"https:\/\/agwestfc.com\/\">AgWest Farm Credit<\/a> &#8211; Providing financial&nbsp;services&nbsp;for agriculture and rural communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craft3.org\/\">Craft3<\/a> &#8211; Craft3 is a regional nonprofit CDFI that makes loans to strengthen the economic, ecological and family resilience in Oregon and Washington. They have a small- and mid-scale producers and processors focus and lending opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.usda.gov\/\">USDA Farm Service Agency<\/a> &#8211; Various loan and financing programs available through FSA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/topics\/farming\/grants-and-loans\">United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)<\/a> &#8211; The USDA has recently compiled a list of grant programs available through various government agencies that are designed to support farmers and strengthen local food systems. Some grants may require you to partner with a 501c3 organization or research institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfra.org\/resources\/beginning_farmer\/fundingsources\">Center for Rural Affairs Beginning Farmer Funding Sources &amp; Financing Options<\/a> &#8211; Support services for rural ranchers and farmers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovative Financing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/l2020.org\/economic-localization\/lion\/\">Local Investment Opportunity Fund (LION)<\/a> &#8211; Jefferson County only. LION creates opportunities for local businesses, nonprofits, and citizens to network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/clallaminvest.com\/\">Clallam Investment Opportunity Fund (COIN)<\/a> &#8211; Clallam County only. COIN is a loosely organized group of people on the North Olympic Peninsula whose shared goal is to pair local investors who want to support their community together with local entrepreneurs who are in need of resources in order to achieve their business plans and aspirations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Learn about the 2018 Farm Bill and the available farm bill programs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.farmers.gov\/working-with-us\/farm-bill#updates\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tVisit USDA Farm Bill Updates\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p><em>Information found on this page is for general educational purposes only and is not intended to take the place of professional advice from lawyers and Certified Public Accountants.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tools and Publications Financing Your Farm: A Guide For Beginning Farmers This article outlines several financing options available to beginning farmers to start a farm, and to illuminate the step-by-step process of applying for a&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":787,"parent":73,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3295,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/494\/revisions\/3295"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}