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Farm families grow dairy via FHA loans in Lancaster County
The piece follows brothers expanding a 200 acre dairy operation with 55 Holsteins, using FHA operating loans to buy cows and equipment. It highlights Strohmaier, Shank, and Ney who bought farms or upgraded barns with loans, DHIA testing, and long mortgage terms, portraying agriculture as a pathway to modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Robert
William
Robert Guhl
Gottlieb Strohmaier
Oxford
Strohmaier
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Hoover
David Shank
Conestoga R2
Shank
Harold Ney
Maytown
Hoffman
Ney
Harold
Lancaster County
Norristown
Collegeville
Pennsylvania State University
Army
Wallistown