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Establish Your Farm

Establish A Customer Record

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As a beginning farmer, you need to establish a customer record with the USDA by filling out forms from the FSA. Once this record is established you will be able to access your documents through obtaining Level 2 e-authentification. You can find resources and direction in the links below.

Establish Customer and Farm Resources

Access Customer and Farm Records

Forms to fill out for a successful visit to your service center

Member Information

Fill forms out below and submit to gov.com

Customer Data Worksheet(pdf)

Members Information(pdf)

Socially Disadvantaged Farmers(pdf)

Are you filing as an individual farmer or an entity that includes various personnel?

The forms you will fill out will differ based on how your farm business is structured. You can register as an individual if you alone are running your farm business, or as an entity if you have a family business structure, employees or regular outside labor.

USDA FSA Forms for INDIVIDUALS

USDA FSA Forms for INDIVIDUALS

Visit your local service center with completed forms and an address/map of your farm to meet with FSA Staff and establish a Customer Record and Farm Record.

Additional Forms To Help

Farm Business

Farm business plan worksheet

General Farm Loan Program Administration

Additional Resources

Decode FSA ACRONYMS

Commonly referred to agencies

Success stories with FSA Programs

Spotlight UCOC Information

For questions, contact Briana Stevenson, National Urban Ag Coordinator at bstevenson@vsu.edu

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at smallfarm@vsu.edu or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.

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