Just at first look at the government letter below see this and say thank goodness they are getting help.
Now think a little harder and look at the total picture.
Can you see what I see about how precarious our food supply is? You
just think last spring was tough! Yes it takes a full growing season to
get crops going again usually.
But what if the people that produce our food is no longer there due
to financial hardships like this? These people having to borrow money to
stay in business no matter what the size mom and pop or large family
production will almost never get caught back up on the bills. This may
help for now but it is just temporary in the overall picture of things.
Please if you can, grow as much of your own as you can. Grow extra to
sell to a neighbor or at the local farmers market. Think it's to big a
pain to deal with selling or you may not have enough to do it? Donate to
women's shelters, local food pantry, give to the single mom in the
neighborhood.
Remember what goes around comes around. Karma will reward you for your goodness!
Love
Ranchmama
USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other
Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due
to Coronavirus
STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, Jan. 27, 2021 – Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments, and referring foreclosures to the Department of Justice. USDA will work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to stop judicial foreclosures and evictions on accounts that were previously referred to the Department of Justice. Additionally, USDA has extended deadlines for producers to respond to loan servicing actions, including loan deferral consideration for financially distressed and delinquent borrowers. In addition, for the Guaranteed Loan program, flexibilities have been made available to lenders to assist in servicing their customers
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