--- title: USDA Launches New Farmers Website description: Intended as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for beginning farmers, it promises the full range of financial and technical support canonical: https://time.com/2921514/usda-new-farmers-website/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-25T16:58:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:37:16.754Z article:section: Health og:title: The Government Wants Young Farmers To Hit the Hay (Literally) og:description: The resource will help those getting started out with loans and tools og:url: https://time.com/2921514/usda-new-farmers-website/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5dc0a2d9a3de41a/69869930810bbb4546c9256b/usda-young-farmer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4500 og:image:height: 2531 og:image:alt: US-IT-FARMING og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Government Wants Young Farmers To Hit the Hay (Literally) twitter:description: The resource will help those getting started out with loans and tools twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5dc0a2d9a3de41a/69869930810bbb4546c9256b/usda-young-farmer.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Government Wants Young Farmers To Hit the Hay (Literally) > Sponsored content. 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Andrew Isaacson watches from the cockpit of a tractor in a corn field as screens show where he has fertilized at the Little Bohemia Creek farm on June 17, 2014 in Warwick, Md. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Jun 25, 2014 4:58 PM UTC The USDA has launched a [New Farmers website](http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/newfarmers?navid=newfarmers) targeted at young people struggling to get their start in the agriculture industry. The site brings together in one place a number of programs already available to newcomers: It can help young farmers get off the ground with a variety of loans from the Farm Service Agency, which often provides critical resources to those who are unable to get help from traditional lenders. It provides crop insurance for a fruits, vegetables and grains. And through the Transition Incentive Program, it can facilitate transfer of farmland from retiring farmers to new and socially disadvantaged farmers and vets. What’s more: Aspiring organic farmers can find help with the cost of certification—which is especially relevant, as organic farmers are younger on average, and the market for organic foods [shows no signs of slowing](http://time.com/97949/organic-food-sales-on-the-rise/). They can also get help with land conservation and soil health. As the American farm population ages out (the average is now 58), it is increasingly critical that a new generation is in place to produce our food. “We must help new farmers get started if America is going to continue feeding the world and maintain a strong agriculture economy,” said U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden [in the announcement](http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/06/0131.xml&contentidonly=true). 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