Financial breather for 10 percent of USDA borrowers

The Biden administration announced a temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures of farmers who borrowed money from the USDA and are in financial distress. More than 12,000 borrowers, approximately 10 percent of all of its agricultural borrowers, were eligible for the relief, said the USDA on Wednesday. “The temporary suspension is in place… » Read More

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