Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138a - FAMILY FARM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Section 138a.5 - Limitation
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
The Department will not guarantee a loan or provide an interest deferral unless the applicant demonstrates that the assistance would be used by the borrower for the production of agricultural commodities on land or in facilities suitable for the production and would:
(1) Facilitate the continued operation or transfer of a farm within this Commonwealth which is currently active. In utilizing this requirement, consideration may be given to the need for assistance in order to acquire productive assets to recover from:
(2) Help the applicant convert all or part of a farm's production to production of an agricultural commodity for which there is more likely to be an adequate market.
(3) Help the family farm enterprise to process or directly market agricultural commodities produced on the farm seeking assistance.