Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Home

The purpose of this program is to ensure that USDA programs are administered in a way that enables small or limited resource farmers to maintain and develop economic viability in farm operations, to ensure USDA financial and technical assistance programs and activities reach small and limited resource farmers and ranchers, and to ensure technical practices and information are relevant to the needs of these farmers and ranchers.

Please use the Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Self-Determination Tool on the left menu to certify your eligibility as a Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher for a particular Federal fiscal year, (October 1 – September 30).

Additional Information

• NRCS Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Program
• Economic Research Service (ERS) Limited Resource Farmer/Rancher Program
• Cynthia Nickerson and Michael Hand, "Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers: Beginning, Limited-Resource, and Socially Disadvantaged Operators' Enrollment Trends", Economic Information Bulletin No. EIB-62, Dec 2009, 41 pp, Print.