Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agencys Direct Farm Loan Programs (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agencys Direct Farm Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agencys Direct Farm Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This rule streamlines the Farm Service Agency's (FSA) regulations governing its direct Farm Loan Programs. The final rule simplifies and clarifies FSA's direct loan regulations; implements the recommendations of the USDA Civil Rights Action Team; meets the objectives of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; and separates FSA's direct Farm Loan Programs regulations from the Rural Development mission area's loan program regulations. This book contains: - The complete text of the Regulatory Streamlining of the Farm Service Agencys Direct Farm Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility - Actively Engaged in Farming (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility - Actively Engaged in Farming (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility - Actively Engaged in Farming (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This rule changes the requirements for a person to be considered actively engaged in farming for the purpose of payment eligibility for certain Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs. Specifically, this rule amends and clarifies the requirements for a significant contribution of active personal management to a farming operation. These changes are required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Farm Bill). The provisions of this rule do not apply to persons or entities comprised entirely of family members. The rule does not change the existing regulations as they relate to contributions of land, capital, equipment, or labor, or the existing regulations related to landowners with a risk in the crop or to spouses. This rule will apply to eligibility for payments earned for the 2016 crop or program year for farming operations with only 2016 spring planted crops, and to eligibility for payments for the 2017 and subsequent crop or program years for all farming operations (those with either spring or fall planted crops). This book contains: - The complete text of the Payment Limitation and Payment Eligibility - Actively Engaged in Farming (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Portable Storage Facilities and Reduced Down Payment for Fsfl Microloans (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Portable Storage Facilities and Reduced Down Payment for FSFL Microloans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Portable Storage Facilities and Reduced Down Payment for FSFL Microloans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the FSFL Program on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). This rule amends the FSFL Program regulations to add eligibility for portable storage structures, portable equipment, and storage and handling trucks, and to reduce the down payment and documentation requirements for a new "microloan" category of FSFLs up to $50,000. These changes are intended to address the needs of smaller farms and specialty crop producers. This rule also includes technical and clarifying changes that are consistent with how the FSFL Program is already implemented, including specifying commodities that are already eligible for FSFLs but are not currently listed in the regulations, and changing the required life span of the storage facility from a minimum of 15 years to a minimum of the FSFL term, plus any extensions. This book contains: - The complete text of the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program - Portable Storage Facilities and Reduced Down Payment for FSFL Microloans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan Programs (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is amending the Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) and Sugar Storage Facility Loan (SSFL) regulations to implement provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). The 2008 Farm Bill adds hay and renewable biomass as eligible FSFL commodities, extends the maximum loan term to 12 years, and increases the maximum loan amount to $500,000. This rule also adds fruits and vegetables (including nuts) as eligible facility loan commodities and adds cold storage facilities as eligible facilities pursuant to discretionary authority in the 2008 Farm Bill. This rule amends the regulations to clarify requirements for loan security and to allow for a partial loan disbursement during construction if certain conditions are met. This rule amends the FSFL program regulations, which include SSFLs; however, there are no changes to the specific requirements for SSFLs. This book contains: - The complete text of the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Sugar Storage Facility Loan Programs (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Marketing Assistance Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Sugar Loans (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Marketing Assistance Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Sugar Loans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Marketing Assistance Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Sugar Loans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is revising regulations on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) as required by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) to update the Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) Programs for wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, cotton, honey, wool and mohair. In general, the 2014 Farm Bill extends the existing programs with the minor changes that are implemented in this rule, including a revised formula for upland cotton loan rates. This rule also amends the regulations for the Economic Adjustment Assistance for Users of Upland Cotton Program, the Extra Long Staple (ELS) Cotton Competitiveness Payment Program, and the Sugar Program to reflect that the programs were extended by the 2014 Farm Bill. Most of the provisions in this rule have already been implemented, beginning with the 2014 crop year. This book contains: - The complete text of the Marketing Assistance Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, and Sugar Loans (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program, Disaster Assistance Programs, Etc. (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program, Disaster Assistance Programs, etc. (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program, Disaster Assistance Programs, etc. (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 CCC is amending the regulations for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program (DCP) for the 2008 through 2012 crop years and Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program for the 2009 through 2012 crop years. The amendments clarify various provisions in the regulations and extend benefits to additional producers. This rule extends the eligibility for farms of less than 10 base acres from farms wholly owned by socially disadvantaged or limited resource producers to farms that are at least half owned by such producers. It removes a provision terminating base acres on Federally-owned land, which will effectively extend DCP and ACRE Program eligibility to producers who lease or purchase such land. Clarifying amendments specify the extended 2009 crop year enrollment and election period, simplify acreage and production reporting requirements, correct contract termination provisions, and add 2009 through 2012 loan rates. This rule also makes several clarifying amendments to the regulations for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP), the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) and the Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) Programs. It clarifies eligibility requirements for foreign persons for CCC and FSA programs. This book contains: - The complete text of the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and Average Crop Revenue Election Program, Disaster Assistance Programs, etc. (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities (Us Farm Service Agency Regulation) (Fsa) (2018 Edition)


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Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Programs (FLP) loan making regulations to implement a new program and to amend existing regulations for direct and guaranteed loans as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). This rule establishes the loan making and servicing regulations for the new Land Contract (LC) Guarantee Program. The amendments change the farm experience requirements in the regulations for direct Farm Operating Loans (OL) and direct Farm Ownership Loans (FO), and make certain equine farmers and certain equine losses eligible for Emergency Loans (EM). This book contains: - The complete text of the Farm Loan Programs Loan Making Activities (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is revising regulations as required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) to administer the Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) programs for wheat, feed grains, soybeans, other oilseeds, peanuts, pulse crops, honey, wool and mohair. The 2008 Farm Bill generally extends the existing programs with some changes that are implemented in this rule. The amendments in this rule will add large chickpeas, beginning with the 2009 crop year, to the list of pulse crops eligible for assistance and provide separate rates for long and medium grain rice beginning with the 2008 crop year. The addition of large chickpeas may increase the number of farmers and ranchers who may receive FSA and CCC program benefits. The amendments will also, in addition, to other amendments to the old rule and clarifications, allow producers to store collateral in Federally and State-licensed warehouses that do not have a CCC storage agreement, which may reduce redundant licensing costs for warehouse operators while allowing producers a greater choice of warehouses. This book contains: - The complete text of the Marketing Assistance Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Farm Loan Programs (Us Farm Service Agency Regulation) (Fsa) (2018 Edition)


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Farm Loan Programs (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Farm Loan Programs (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Programs (FLP) regulations for loan making and servicing, specifically those on real estate appraisals, leases, subordination and disposition of security, and Conservation Contract requirements. FSA is also streamlining the loan making and servicing process and giving the borrower greater flexibility while protecting the financial interests of the Government. This book contains: - The complete text of the Farm Loan Programs (US Farm Service Agency Regulation) (FSA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section




Facility Guarantee Program (Us Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition)


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Facility Guarantee Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Facility Guarantee Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This final rule amends the regulations used to administer the Facility Guarantee Program (FGP). Under the FGP, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) may issue payment guarantees in connection with sales of goods or U.S. services to establish or improve agricultural-related facilities in emerging markets to expand exports of U.S. agricultural commodities or products. This final rule incorporates statutory changes from the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and modifications intended to reduce the burden on participants and improve program efficiency and effectiveness. Certain revisions will ensure the FGP is operated in compliance with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits. Additionally, this final rule incorporates significant changes previously made to the regulations for the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) that are also applicable to the FGP. This book contains: - The complete text of the Facility Guarantee Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section