USDA launches assistance network for financially distressed farmers and ranchers

Press release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing the launch of the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide personalized support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of Cooperative Agreements, this national network will connect distressed borrowers with individualized assistance to help them stabilize and regain financial footing. USDA’s Farm Service Agency made this announcement Sept. 26 at the Farm Aid Festival in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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