WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- Farm Service Agency has issued a notice called: Application Fast Track Pilot Program-Extension.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 31 by William Beam, Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Summary: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing the extension of the Application Fast Track (AFT) pilot program that was published August 3, 2023 (88 FR 51260-51265), and extended September 30, 2024 (89 FR 79504), which continues the expedited processing of qualified direct Operating Loans (OL) and Farm Ownership Loans (FO) to family farmers and ranchers. AFT has been available to all customers nationwide since January 1, 2024. AFT is being extended to allow for an expanded number of applicants that qualif...