{"id":46848,"date":"2018-02-06T18:02:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T18:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/06\/va-farm-loans-how-they-work-and-where-else-veterans-can-go-for-help\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:55:25","slug":"va-farm-loans-how-they-work-and-where-else-veterans-can-go-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/home-hq\/va-loan-center\/2018\/02\/06\/va-farm-loans-how-they-work-and-where-else-veterans-can-go-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"VA farm loans: How they work, and where else veterans can go for help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Loans for service members and veterans seeking to buy farms have been part of VA\u2019s loan-guaranty system<\/a> since its inception in the 1940s<\/a>. And farming remains the post-service career of choice for some veterans, with an uptick in interest recently, per the Agriculture Department<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans who want to work their own patch of land may be able to buy one with VA assistance, and there\u2019s no limit to the amount of acreage they can purchase. But some conditions apply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residential first.<\/b> As with all aspects of the VA-backed loan program, farm loans are targeted at service members who plan to use the land as a primary residence. Loans that cover \u201cthe nonresidential value of farm land in excess of the homesite\u201d won\u2019t be covered, per the VA\u2019s Lenders Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t