Farm Agency Updates Property Info Rules for Loans
Published Date: 4/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The Farm Service Agency is updating how it collects info about inventory property, like land and equipment, to make sure buyers and leasers qualify and pay properly. This affects farmers and organizations dealing with farm loans and property. They want your feedback by June 12, 2026, to keep things fair and smooth without adding extra costs or delays.
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You must provide info to buy or lease FSA property
If you want to buy or lease Farm Service Agency inventory property, you must give FSA information so it can decide whether you are eligible and can pay the lease or purchase amount. This information collection is being revised under OMB Control Number 0560-0234 and FSA requests comments by June 12, 2026.
Paperwork time: 0.56 hours per response
FSA estimates the information collection will average 0.56 hours per response, with 202 total respondents and 202 total annual responses, for an estimated 113 total annual burden hours. Comments on this estimate are requested by June 12, 2026.
FSA resumed selling inventory properties
FSA states it has resumed the sale of inventory properties and has revised upward the projected number of properties to be sold annually. It also reports the total number of inventory properties on hand has decreased by 20.45 percent since the last collection.
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