Under the Rural Renaissance Program, the Department 

 of Agriculture provides financial counseling to those 

 farmers and ranchers who are experiencing difficulty 

 handling their financial situation. Assistance is 

 provided through trained counselors, many of whom have 

 an agricultural lending and farm management background. 

 Counselors are trained in the programs and policies of 

 the FmHA, Federal Land Bank, and PCA. 



Financial management and general farm management 

 assistance is made available through the Cooperative 

 Extension Service. Assistance is provided for farmers 

 and ranchers who decide to stay on the farm and for 

 those who have decided to leave the farm. For those who 

 decide to leave the farm, the Cooperative Extension 

 Service provides counseling on methods of liquidation to 

 decrease the economic loss. In addition, the 

 Cooperative Extension Service will provide counseling on 

 career opportunities and make referrals to those 

 agencies that can give assistance in areas of need. 



For those farmers and ranchers who decide to stay 

 on the farm, the Cooperative Extension Service offers 

 financial management workshops that can help producers 

 assess their financial position and explore the 

 feasibility of long-range plans and alternatives to 

 obtain a better cash flow situation. Farmers and 

 ranchers going through a restructuring phase can receive 

 assistance on developing a farm plan for the court 

 system. 



Finally, local school districts, in cooperation 

 with the South Dakota Office of Vocational Education and 

 the South Dakota Department of Agriculture, offer adult 



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