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SUMMARY:Webinar: 0% EQIP Bridge Loan Program\, Info and Q&A Session
DESCRIPTION:The SHOT Fund – a joint initiative of the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation and RuralClimate Partnership – is pleased to host this webinar about our 0% interest Bridge LoanProgram for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The program is led bypartners at Food Systems 6.EQIP provides a cost share reimbursement to farmers\, ranchers\, and landowners who installeligible conservation practices that promote soil health\, water quality\, and biological diversity.One of the major challenges of the program\, however\, is the requirement that participants payfor the entire cost of practice installation upfront and out-of-pocket.The EQIP Bridge Loan program provides landowners and farmers with flexible funding to coverthe upfront costs of installing EQIP practices. Designed specifically for recipients of NRCSEQIP awards\, our bridge loans have no fees\, no penalties\, and no interest. We will work withyou to create a custom loan agreement that meets your needs and tracks the same timeline asyour EQIP contract. If you are interested in applying for the program\, please complete this shortpre-application form.This 1-hour webinar will feature members of the SHOT Fund team and experts from FoodSystems 6 who will cover: \n\n\n\n● What is the SHOT Fund?● What is the current status of EQIP funding?● What is the SHOT Fund’s EQIP Bridge Loan Program?● What can I expect during the application process?● Q&A \n\n\n\nPlease register for this webinar at https://bit.ly/EQIPZeroWebinar and share with anyone in yournetwork who may be interested in this bridge loan program.
URL:https://grassworks.org/event/webinar-0-eqip-bridge-loan-program-info-and-qa-session/
LOCATION:Wisconsin
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SUMMARY:Investing Wisely:  Farm Loans\, Balance Sheets & Investment Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Managing Your Green – A Farm Finance Series for Graziers \n\n\n\nSession #5: Investing Wisely \n\n\n\nJoin Golden Sands and GrassWorks Wednesday 3/12/25 in-person or virtually at 2PM to hear from Paul Dietmann of Compeer Financial on how to prepare for lending. This is session no. 5 of our winter series Managing Your Green: A Farm Finance Series for Graziers. \n\n\n\nPaul Dietmann is Senior Focused Lending Specialist at Compeer Financial\, a member-owned Farm Credit System cooperative in the upper Midwest.  He co-leads Compeer’s Emerging Markets program\, providing loans and business planning assistance to farmers who market their products directly to consumers or who are engaged in value-added production\, processing\, or marketing. He is based in Prairie du Sac\, WI. \n\n\n\nDietmann has been helping family farmers with farm financial management issues since the mid-1990s\, first as a county agricultural agent\, then as director of the Wisconsin Farm Center\, as Wisconsin’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture\, and now with the Farm Credit System.  He is co-author of the book Fearless Farm Finances: Farm Financial Management Demystified and author of Turning Grain Into Dough: Farm Financial Management for Organic Grain and Crop Rotation. He teaches dozens of workshops each year on a variety of topics related to farm finances. \n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting \n\n\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85899119902 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 858 9911 9902 \n\n\n\nDial by your location \n\n\n\n• +1 309 205 3325 US \n\n\n\n• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
URL:https://grassworks.org/event/investing-wisely/
LOCATION:Golden Sands RC&D Office\, 1100 Main St\, Suite 140\, Stevens Point\, Wisconsin\, 54481
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