Farm Finance: Farm Debt, Government Payments, and Options To Relieve Financial Stress

RCED-86-126BR Published: Mar 18, 1986. Publicly Released: Mar 18, 1986.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the nature of current farm debt; (2) the distribution of federal farm program direct payments to financially stressed farms; and (3) alternatives for reducing excessive farm debt.

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Topics

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural programsDebtFarm creditFarm income stabilization programsInterest ratesProjectionsFarmingCommercial farmingFarm programsReal property