This Act may be cited as the Family Farm Assistance Act. Statement of findings.
Farmers have a serious debt problem.
There is a need to work with the entire farm family to assess their needs. The purpose of this Act is to assist eligible farmers, farm families and farm workers who are dislocated from their farms due to farm closings or layoffs caused by business slowdown or failure. Additionally, this Act is to assist farmers to enhance their business related skills to avoid future farm failures. These services are to assist eligible farmers so that they may remain in farming or find other employment if farming is no longer an option. The Department shall establish and coordinate a Farm Family Assistance Program.