IADD Resources
List items for Beginning Farmer Programs Resources
- February 5, 2026: Annual Impact Report - Real Iowans, Real Stories
- January 28, 2026: 2026 Annual Updates: Iowa Agricultural Development Division Beginning Farmer Programs
- November 5, 2025: The Iowa Agricultural Development Division (IADD) Is Open and Ready to Support Beginning Farmers
- June 23, 2025: Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Deadline August 1
- Jan. 9, 2025: Iowa Agricultural Development Division Beginning Farmer Programs 2025 Annual Updates
- July 10, 2024: Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Application Deadline Aug. 1
- April 21: Upcoming Beginning Farmer Programs Webinar (54.39 KB) .pdf
- Jan. 11, 2024: IADD 2024 Beginning Farmer Programs Annual Updates (83.63 KB) .pdf
- Jan. 2, 2024: 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Application Now Available (80.3 KB) .pdf
- Jan. 27: 2023 Beginning Farmer Program Updates (46.87 KB) .pdf
- May 26: Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Updates for 2022 (208.66 KB) .pdf
- BFLP Application (985.8 KB) .pdf
- IADD BFLP LPP Request to Adjust Loan Terms (205.36 KB) .pdf
- Beginning Farmer Loan Program BFLP Summary (269.34 KB) .pdf
- IADD BFLP LPP Financing a Facility (179.3 KB) .pdf
- BFLP Aggie Bond Pricing (147.72 KB) .pdf
- Beginning Farmer Contract Sale Program (146.7 KB) .pdf
- BFLP Bank Closing Request Documents (119.61 KB) .pdf
- Median Size Farm Limits 2022 Census (70.62 KB) .pdf
- Median Farm Size Limits Map 2022 (206.55 KB) .pdf
- Beginning Farmer Loan Program BFLP FAQs (176.95 KB) .pdf
The 2026 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit application deadline is August 1, 2026.
- Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Application (421.07 KB) .pdf
- BFTC Change of Contact Information (241.61 KB) .pdf
- Request To Change Lease Information (1.47 MB) .pdf
- Acknowledgement to Forfeit Flex Lease Bonus (659.41 KB) .pdf
- 2025 Crop Share Tax Credit Calculator (30.54 KB) .xlsx
- 30% Above Average Cash Rental Rate - For 2026 Applications (86.28 KB) .pdf
- 2024 T-Yield & Price Information - For 2025 Applications (138.62 KB) .pdf
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2024
IADD Success Stories
Growing a Future on Familiar Ground
IFA’s Beginning Farmer program helped transform a lifelong dream into farm ownership close to home.
A Legacy Worth Planting
With support from IFA’s Beginning Farmer program, a lifelong dream became a sustainable, family farming legacy.
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