Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Financing A Farm By Doing Farm Loans

By Kenneth Green


A capital that is borrowed may be an expensive cost for growers who decides of putting up a small farm. Producers loan to be able to give best supplies to seeds, fertilizers, and other product inputs. Competition between banking industries is already increasing because of the increased demand of loans. They compete for better loans so they can lend it to producers. And to be able to keep better services than other banks, they usually offer lower loan fees, lower interest rates, and some other services.

It is very important that you should compare the loans carefully from different lenders. And another important thing is you should be prepared. You cannot just go to the bank and ask of how much you can borrow. Your business plan must be supported with several documents that would explain your needs for farm loans.

When applying for loans, prepare all the needed documents. These documents include you resume. It must have your personal background, work experiences in other farms, and educational background. You must also provide a copy of income tax returns for at least the past 3 years.

All documents for financial statements must be provided as well. These includes all your assets and all your liabilities that are stated and listed in the balance sheet. Another document to be presented is the income statement. This contains all profits and loss for the past year. And lastly for the financial statement is you develop a cash flow budget or your funds and your sources since last year.

Titles of your real estates and of your personal properties may be required as well. Serial numbers and identification numbers of the new equipment must be included as well. You also present a list of your outstanding loans if any, and include each account number and also the growing crops that are produced if it is included in assets.

A map must also be included, showing the field and also the cropping plans. Also include in this document the information of the lease agreements and the current status of the property ownership. Another requirement that may be needed for loan are insurances for crops, equipment, and liabilities. And do not also forget to provide insurance information like coverage amount, carrier, and policy number.

A marketing plan is also important when you want to loan. So if there are any sale contracts, you must include it. These marketing plans will give the bank an assurance that you really do understand the regulations and that you did your part for crop production and for live stocks.

There are many questions that you can ask the lender if you want to loan. There may be costs or charges for some documents. So make sure to find out if these should be paid by you. Make sure to ask whether it will be paid as part of the loan or it will be paid separately.

So it is concluded that obtaining a capital for you to put up a farm will really need preparations when you apply for it. What is important here is the lender must be sure that a borrower can repay it. Federal agencies are also there to guide you if ever you have some concerns about it.




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