Alternatives to traditional agricultural lending have gained more popularity, especially with seed and crop protection companies offering attractive financing options. RRFN asked Farm Credit Services of America Senior Vice President Dallas Kime about this trend. “You would think my answer would be that I wouldn’t like that, right?” said Kime. “Here’s what I will tell you, we also have a program with input financing and we understand it takes a lot of capital in agriculture. It’s got to come from somewhere; we provide it, input financing companies provide it, our commercial and community banks provide it so it comes from a lot of different directions,” said Kime. “I would say one thing, nothing is ever free.”
