FCS Diversity and Inclusion - PROPOSED RULE - MARCH 2011
Dear Mr. Van Meter, I am happy to have the opportunity to write you about ways the FCS can better serve small, midsized and local and regional food producers. I support your efforts to diversify the FCS loan portfolio and suggest you also include.... 1. A requirement that each FCS institution create abaseline analysis of producers that meet the farm bill definition of local and regional food producers by numbers of borrowers, by loan volume and other key characteristics. 2.A plan for conducting outreach to local and regional food producers and a requirement that such an outreach plan and periodic progress reports be made public. 3. a plan for developing lending and business support products with terms and benefits appropriate for local and regional food producers. Sincerely, Mrs. Marsha Roby
Marsha Roby POBoxE261 554 Main St. Greenville, CA 95947