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Find similar grantsTaking Root is sponsored by AgTexas Farm Credit Services. Taking Root is a program for Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) farmers and ranchers, offering relaxed lending standards, educational offerings, business tools, and qualified grants. It incentivizes participation in financial literacy courses.
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Young, Beginning and Small Farmers and Ranchers - AgTexas Young, Beginning and Small Farmers and Ranchers When you are just starting out, your best bet is to work with a lender who is committed to agriculture. Our expertise and highly competitive rates combined with our wide range of financing options and services can give you the leg up you need. What is a Young, Beginning or Small farmer/rancher?
Young – Age 35 or younger Beginning – 10 years or less experience Small – Less than $350,000 of gross annual agricultural income By utilizing our flexible loan terms and working closely with other governmental guarantee programs and organizations, we can tailor loans to fit the unique financial needs of YBS borrowers. Taking Root is AgTexas’ new program for Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) farmers and ranchers.
Taking Root offers a two-tiered approach that covers everything from relaxed lending standards to increased educational offerings and from business tools to qualified grants. Tier One encompasses the less rigid underwriting standards that the Association has employed for years as well as educational resources.
The educational resources could include commodity-specific conferences, grower meetings, financial literacy workshops, industry forums, blog and podcast recommendations, extension courses, and any other education opportunities the Association is aware of. Tier Two offers expanded and reimbursable education offerings as well as a qualified grant opportunity.
Both the Ag Biz Basics and Ag Biz Planner courses offered by Farm Credit University (FCU) are incentivized to YBS borrowers as the expense of these courses will be reimbursable by the Association. Further, AgTexas is proud to offer five $10,000 grants each year to qualified YBS borrowers.
Eligibility for Taking Root: To be eligible for a grant, a borrower must show proof of completion and mastery (passing) of FCU’s Ag Biz Planner course and must demonstrate financial literacy though development of a business plan that is to be submitted with the grant application.
Grant recipients will have the opportunity to be featured across all advertising medias, including social channels, website, blog, podcast, etc. AgRoot is available exclusively to individuals who live or operate within the 43 counties AgTexas Farm Credit serves.
Our service area includes the following counties: Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Brown, Carson, Castro, Cochran, Comanche, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hamilton, Hansford, Hartley, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hutchinson, Johnson, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Moore, Navarro, Oldham, Parker, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Sherman, Somervell, Swisher, Tarrant, Terry, Wise, and Yoakum.
Applications for the 2026 cycle are now closed! We encourage you to check back, as applications for the 2027 program will reopen in January 2027. Our philosophy is to set all of our customers up for success.
While we can be flexible with terms, we will not endanger your financial well-being by letting you get in over your head.
AgTexas supports programs that improve your chances of success – Tenth District Young Leaders Program Through outreach programs for YBS borrowers and youth in agriculture, we continue our commitment to agriculture and maintaining the rural way of life – providing approximately $438,750 in support to the following programs.
Texas Tech University MILE Program Scholarship Junior Livestock Show Spending and Sponsorship Ag Youth of the Month Program Ag Youth Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Ag Youth Leader of the Year Grant Texas State FFA Convention Texas Tech Agricultural Day Sponsorship Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Roundup National FFA Qualifying Support AgTexas Board of Directors Scholarship Resources, Training & Financing for the Young, Beginning & Small Farmer AgTexas Farm Credit Services is a proud contributing partner of AgBizInfo.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Qualified Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) borrowers who complete and pass the Farm Credit University's Ag Biz Planner course and demonstrate financial literacy through a business plan. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Taking Root is funded by AgTexas Farm Credit Services. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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