Farm Service Agency administrator Zach Ducheneaux says USDA loan programs are convoluted and needs to be simplified. He says, “I think our farm loan programs need to emphasize structuring our relationship with our producers in a way that allows them to accumulate some working capital so that they have production income left at the end of the year so that they’re free to make choices.”
Ducheneaux tells Brownfield the programs are too extractive, and by changing financing terms to focus on what FSA can do for farmers, the agency will help set farmers up for more success.
