Beginning Farmer Tax Credit - This new Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture program allows the seller or lessor of agricultural land, equipment, buildings and livestock to a qualified “beginning farmer” to apply for and receive tax credits against the seller or lessor’s Pennsylvania income tax obligations in the year of the sale or lease.

Farmer's Guide to the PA Department of Agriculture

Farmer's Guide to Pennsylvania State Funding and Grant Programs

How to Start a Farm: Beginning Farmers and Ranchers - USDA offers dedicated help to beginning farmers and ranchers. USDA considers anyone who has operated a farm or ranch for less than ten years to be a beginning farmer or rancher. months to implement practices.