To be eligible for the Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool provided for in Section 695.24 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a borrower must: 1. Be a resident of Oklahoma; 2. Be, or one of the borrowers must be, the principal operator of the farm; 3. Have sufficient education, training or experience in the type of farming for which the loan is desired; 4. Have a total net worth, including total assets minus total liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in 1992 and an amount in subsequent years determined by multiplying Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) by the cumulative inflation rate in years subsequent to 1992 as determined by the United States All-Items Consumer Price Index; 5. Demonstrate a need for the loan; 6. Demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; 7. Certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will be used by the borrower for agricultural purposes; 8. Certify that farming will be the principal occupation of the borrower; 9. Agree to participate in a farm management program approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture for at least the first five (5) years of the loan, if an approved program is available within forty- five (45) miles from the borrower's residence; 10. Agree to file an approved soil and water conservation plan with the soil conservation service office in the county where the land is located; 11. Agree that the original principal amount of funding pursuant to this act shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00); and 12. Meet such other requirements as deemed necessary by the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.
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