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Who Is NACS?

Founded in 1973, today NACS still holds true to its founding principles. The National Association of Credit Specialists is a professional organization of USDA-Farm Service Agency employees working to support rural America. Our mission is to expand, improve and expedite USDA services, providing better delivery of Farm Loan Programs to farmers and ranchers around the United States. We help bridge the gap between policy makers in Congress and our Agency, with our members providing the ideas and resolutions that help craft improved loan delivery throughout the country.
NACS promotes social, economic, professional and vocational skills, along with the civic and personal welfare of all USDA-FSA employees.
We are governed by a member-elected board, chosen annually at our national convention.

Current priorities include:
  • Removal of Direct Loan Term Limits
  • Increase Direct Loans past their current USDA-FSA cap of $300,000.
  • Support an Increased Guaranteed Loan Limit amount which meets the needs of our USDA Farm Loan Guaranteed Lenders.



NACS has been responsible for significant changes that have helped provide farmers and ranchers with better access to rural credit. These include:
  • Removal of Guaranteed Term Limits
  • Expanding Beginning Farmer eligibility
  • Better Streamlined Loan Processing
  • Promoting FLOs to a GS-11
  • Farm Business Plan enhancements
  • Development and improvement of The Workload Model
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NACS Vision
(Why we do what we do)

NACS Vision: To expand, improve, and expedite services to stakeholders who are impacted by FSA FLP programs and services.  NACS members will benefit and receive professional growth, strengthen American agriculture and provide leadership to build healthy local communities, a strong nation and a sustainable world.
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​Support, Service, Growth

Build Rural America
Strengthen Agriculture
​Our strategic plan focuses on our long-term efforts to achieve the NACS vision.

NACS Mission
(What we do)

NACS Mission: To expand, improve, and expedites services of USDA Agencies to Rural America. NACS promotes the social, economic, professional and vocational skills, civic and personal welfare of all USDA-Farm Service Agency employees.​​
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Support, Service, Growth
Professional Skills & Leadership
Professional Growth

Career Success
​Our annual plan ensures the delivery of the NACS mission every day.
Supporting Our Service Employees
FSA employees are at the heart of our organization, the local level. We have opportunities to promote the social, economic, professional and vocational skills, civic and personal welfare of all USDA- Farm Service Agency employees.
 • By providing quality resources and professional development, we support FSA delivery.
• By engaging trained stakeholders, we assist FSA with optimizing its service mission.
• By recognizing the work of FSA employees to deliver program delivery and service to America’s farmers and ranchers, we raise awareness of their accomplishments and performance.


Provide Service
Our story is about the Farm Service Agency and its employees – and it is to expand, improve, and expedite the USDA Farm Service Agency to rural America.  Each of us has opportunities to tell our story every day.
 
Engaging Our Membership
As they develop professional skills and growth, members become better equipped for career success and leadership. We have opportunities to help members develop every day.
• By connecting with members, offering relevant information and resources, we provide a voice and help them achieve success.
• By connecting members with the USDA leadership, agriculture stakeholders, the industry of agriculture, we prepare them for career success.
• By communicating the value of NACS experiences, we demonstrate how members are prepared for a successful future.

 
Telling Our Story                                                                                                                 
Our story is about the Farm Service Agency and its employees – and it is to cooperate and affiliate with other organizations whose objectives are similar and compatible with those of NACS.
• By sharing our experiences and resources, we help provide services to expand farm loan programs and support delivery to stakeholders.
• By sharing skills and increasing agricultural knowledge and financial literacy, we become advocates for agriculture, farm loan programs and FSA.
• By describing how important farm loan programs, knowledgeable and trained staff are to whom service is provided, we communicate the importance and value of Farm Loan Programs to agricultural stakeholders and the American public.  


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