Provides assistance to agricultural producers, their lenders, and other persons directly affected by the actions of USDA resolve disputes. Through mediation, a trained, impartial person (mediator) helps participants review their conflicts, identify options, and agree on solutions.

The Texas mediation program is a USDA Certified State Mediation Program. Services are provided by Texas Rural Mediation Services (TRMS). For more information, click here to visit the TRMS Website or you can contact TRMS directly at:

Texas Rural Mediation

Lubbock County DRC

PO Box 10536

Lubbock, Texas 79408

Phone: 806/775-1720 or 866/329-3522

For more information about mediation, click here.

FSA makes direct and guaranteed farm ownership (FO) and operating loans (OL) to family-size farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit. FSA also offers Youth Loans to rural youths to establish and operate income-producing projects in connection with their participation in 4-H clubs, FFA, and similar organizations.

For more information on the various FSA Farm Loan program options click here.

Texas FSA Farm Loan Division manages a loan portfolio of more than $375 million in direct loans and $272.75 million in guaranteed loans through 47 offices statewide.

Development has been completed for an electronic lender status, default status reporting, and loan closing system. USDA is incorporating FSA-1980-41, FSA-1980-44, and FSA 1980-19 for electronic reporting to allow lenders to submit data electronically through the USDA Lender Interface Network Connection (LINC) web site connected to the Guaranteed Loan System (GLS). Lenders will have the capability of updating borrowers' accounts through web access to the status and default status reports. The data is submitted in real time, which saves mailing time, eliminates the possibility of lost documents, and reduces paper generation.

Training presentations are available to provide insight and guidance in obtaining access and utilizing the LINC system. See the FSA Guaranteed Farm Loan Program page for more information.

The Common Management and Price Support Division (CMPSD) in the Texas State Office supports to Texas FSA county offices in administering commodity price support programs including:

For more information on these programs, click here.

CMPSD also assists in the administration of payment eligibility and payment limitations for all commodity programs subject to payment limitation regulations and monitors compliance of the Agriculture Foreign Investment Disclosure Act as its applies to Texas farming operations.

For more information on foreign investment disclosure requirements, click here.

The Commodity Compliance Division in the Texas State Office supports to Texas FSA county offices in administering commodity programs including:

In addition, the Commodity Compliance Division assists in the implementation of FSA disaster assistance programs such as:

With the 2008 Farm Bill, several new disaster programs were created. For more information on these programs, click here.

The Conservation Division in the Texas State Office supports to Texas FSA county offices in administering conservation programs including:

For more information on these and other conservation programs, click here.

The Conservation Division also assists in administering conservation disaster assistance programs including:

For more information on our FSA Disaster Assistance Programs, visit Disaster Assistance.