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.