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Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy
Agricultural Finance Loans Approved
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Dec. 3, 2010) -The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corporation (KAFC), chaired by Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, today approved $143,137 in agricultural loans for projects in the Commonwealth during their regular monthly business meeting.
KAFC participates with lenders to provide financing to producers making capital expenditures for agricultural projects through the Agricultural Infrastructure Loan Program. Eligible projects include permanent farm structures with attached equipment that improves the profitability of farming operations. One Agricultural Infrastructure loan was approved for a total of $30,000 for a recipient in Fayette County.
The Beginning Farmer Loan Program is designed to assist individuals with some farming experience who desire to develop, expand or buy into a farming operation. Beginning farmers may qualify for financing to purchase livestock, equipment or agriculture facilities; to secure permanent working capital; and to make a down payment on real estate or invest in a partnership or LLC. Beginning Farmer loans totaled $65,637 and included one recipient from Henderson County.
The new Diversification through Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Loan Program provides low-interest financing to beginning agri-entrepreneurs who are attempting to diversify their farming operations through non-traditional agricultural production or services. DEAL may provide financing (up to $100,000) for equipment, facilities, working capital, real estate and more. KAFC will participate with a local lender to provide financing. One entrepreneurship loan for $47,500 was made to a recipient in Grayson County. This is the first loan to be made through KAFC’s newest program.
For more information on the programs offered by the KAFC, contact Bill McCloskey, director of financial services, at (502) 564-4627.
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Gov. Steve Beshear and the Kentucky Legislature continue their commitment to the agricultural diversification efforts being made across the Commonwealth.
In 2002, the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board, as part of the Long-term Plan for Agricultural Development, recommended that the KAFC originally established in 1984, be restructured to provide capital access for agricultural diversification and infrastructure projects. KAFC was moved to the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture in 2004. To date, KAFC has approved 256 projects and committed more than $43 million.
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