FSA Youth Loan Turns Business Plan Into Reality

Andrew Erickson of Funk, Neb., began his farming career as a freshman in high school. With the use of a Farm Service Agency Youth Operating Loan, he was able to grow and expand his vegetable garden into six greenhouses on 14-acres of land where he grows tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, watermelon and cantaloupe. He sells his fruits and vegetables at the local farmers market and has all the business he can handle. Read more (Nebraska Rural Living).