Amanda Robertson
National Outreach Specialist and Beginning Farmer & Rancher Regional Coordinator with the USDA Farm Service Agency, and a sixth-generation cattle farmer from Russell Springs, Kentucky.
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Sep 12, 2026
Chrissy WozniakHOST
And then when you're working with these producers across the country, what are you seeing as the biggest barriers that, you know, to them getting established in agriculture today?
Amanda RobertsonGUEST
And that's what we brought ourselves at the Farm Service Agency as being able to offer low interest loans where no down payments required.
Amanda RobertsonGUEST
So it's a great way for beginning farmers to get their start when they come to us at FSA.
Amanda RobertsonGUEST
We also pride ourselves in having a beginning farmer and rancher coordinator in every state across the country.
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Chrissy WozniakHOST
And how important in this process is having a strong business plan before they start looking for financing?