Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A revolving line of credit (RLOC) is a popular way to manage cash flow while financing all those expenses—this type of loan functions just like a typical credit card but without a high interest rate. In addition, RLOCs are essentially a way to finance your Colorado farm’s expenses until you sell your crop, livestock, or product.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 26, 2024

This shift away from family-operated farms poses challenges for young people, particularly those with high student loan debt, to establish a livelihood in rural areas, according to a report for the Colorado Rural Health Center.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

JULY 20, 2023

A: A Colorado land loan, also known as a lot loan, is a type of loan specifically used to finance the purchase of a piece of land within the state of Colorado. This loan type can be used to buy land for building a home or for starting/expanding a business like a farm or ranch. Q: How does a land loan work?

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

MARCH 22, 2024

We are one of the largest financial institutions serving the rural areas of southern Colorado , so we’ve positioned ourselves as an organization ready to help local farms and ranches realize all the benefits of embracing these top-notch tools.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

JUNE 25, 2024

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado is proud to support our local farming and ranching community, recognizes the significant strides made in global trade, and respects the exponential impact it all has had on our region. Despite rapid growth in U.S. food and agricultural exports, we still face many challenges, including global food insecurity.

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Agritecture Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Written by Niko Simos May 2, 2023 Agritourism offers a unique and authentic experience for travelers who want to explore rural areas, learn about agriculture and sustainable farming practices, and immerse themselves in local culture and traditions. Finance , the Global Agritourism Market size is expected to reach $10.7

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

America’s cattle producers need a Secretary of Agriculture who will protect family farms and ranches, roll back crushing regulations, and stand up for rural values—and we look forward to working with Secretary-Designate Rollins to make it happen.” 5 during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Trimble Agriculture

MAY 17, 2023

– Farmers, ranchers, rural landowners, farm real estate investors, and recreation and timber landowners. With singular expertise in the ag finance space, we can help you gather the necessary documents to put your best foot forward. You can find out if you pre-qualify at AgAmerica by taking a 30-second verification quiz.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

MARCH 25, 2024

Whitney is an owner and operator of JW Farms and Ranch, a family-owned agricultural producer with lot stock operations in southern Oklahoma and farmland in eastern Colorado. And have there been changes in the availability and cost of financing, uh, over that period of time?” For example, how do you?

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By: Brian Dougherty Understanding Ag, LLC I recently attended a Ranching for Profit (RFP) school where one of the instructors asked a very simple but thought-provoking question: Do you control your business, or does your business control you? That got me ruminating about who is really in the drivers seat on a typical farm or ranch business.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association.Research from South Dakota State University , the University of Nevada, Reno , University of Georgia , and more have found that farmers experience significantly higher stress levels than the general population.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 16, 2024

“Independent family farms are the bedrock of healthy rural economies,” Jordan Treakle, National Programs and Policy Coordinator for the National Family Farm Coalition, tells Food Tank. Next week, we’ll be in Des Moines, Iowa, for the annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration, held in partnership with Niman Ranch.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 14, 2025

It was by a stroke of luck that Alvarado learned about North Carolina-based Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI), a nonprofit which helps farmers in tough situations free of charge. Vogel told Civil Eats that farmers often had to seek finance information themselves and help one another in order to get by.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. We have been dealing with continuous drought conditions, which can hit the finances hard.” We hadn’t had a significant rain event since July of 2020,” says Tim. “We

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. There is no life limit on healthy soil, says farmer Gerardo Martinez, CEO of GALA.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

By: Brian Dougherty Understanding Ag, LLC I recently attended a Ranching for Profit (RFP) school where one of the instructors asked a very simple but thought-provoking question: Do you control your business, or does your business control you? That got me ruminating about who is really in the drivers seat on a typical farm or ranch business.

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The Equation

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The founding cooperatives were contending with the reality of the rural South where sharecroppers were losing their land and civil rights workers were literally being murdered, their families were at risk, they were losing their jobs and ways to protect their families. We have to be very judicious in the decisions that we make.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

Meat and Poultry Intermediary Loan Program: This program provides initial capital grants to economic development groups, banks, and other nonprofit organizations to finance projects that specifically target and offer beneficial loan terms to smaller meat processing operations.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Farmers, media, and rural leaders gathered at Crescent Meats in Cadott to learn more about the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program and the area’s designation as a Rural Partners Network community. We know that when rural people thrive, America thrives, and that’s what we’re about here today.”

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National Young Farmers Coalition

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 was recently introduced by U.S. This bill builds on the framework she shared earlier this year, with even more concrete proposals aimed at boosting rural communities and supporting farmers. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 28, 2025

Grazed-dairy operations, on the other hand, can benefit ecosystems, rural communities, and consumer health. Amber Donaldson had been interested in farming since formative childhood vacations to her grandmothers farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania, and was raising chickens and rabbits on her own homestead while working day jobs in food service.

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