Credit and lending is simply a mechanism to efficient allocate scarce resources to productive sources.

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But a partnership among The Nature Conservancy, the University of Georgia and the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District are working to bring down the cost for Flint River farmers by supplementing their contributions with a variety of grants and federal funding sources, including the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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And those who are just getting started have an opportunity, like never before, to benefit from a wealth of resources from private and public sources.

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