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Fielding Questions: First Time Borrower

Published August 1, 2022

Taking out your first farm loan can be intimidating. AgCountry Farm Credit Services VP Loan Officer Jack Buckley says establishing a good relationship with your local lender is important in this process. Bring in a business plan and a budget…

Farm Banks’ Asset Quality Improves

Published June 22, 2021

Agricultural lending by farm banks totaled $98.6 billion in 2020. That’s down less than two percent from the previous year. The American Bankers Association annual farm bank performance report said the demand for farm production loans declined slightly. Government payments…

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Farm Economy Feels Effects of COVID-19

Published May 14, 2020

The initial effects of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt in agriculture. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s quarterly ag survey found a larger decline in farm income and loan repayment rates than in recent quarters. The reduction in…

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Past Due Loans

Published August 1, 2019

Delinquency rates for commercial agricultural loans are at a six-year high. That’s for both real estate and non-real estate loans. According to quarterly data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the number of delinquencies is still quite low. For the…

American Bankers Association Report Increase in Ag Lending

Published April 25, 2019

According to the American Bankers Association’s annual farm bank performance report, U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by more than five percent in 2018. The farm loans totaled $108 billion. More than 94 percent of farm banks were profitable last…

Margins Tight, But Loan Renewal Season Went Relatively Well

Published April 22, 2019

Decent yields this past year helped farmers start 2019 in better financial condition than anticipated. AgCountry Farm Credit Services President/CEO Marc Knisely says large crop inventories remain in the bin "and because it was a wet, late harvest, a number…

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Demand for Credit Remains High, Loan Volumes Increase

Published April 19, 2019

According to the new Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City report on agricultural finances, the volume of non-real estate loans increased nine percent from a year ago. The volume of farm operating loans remained relatively steady, but there was more…

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Fielding Questions: First Time Borrower

Farm Banks’ Asset Quality Improves

Farm Economy Feels Effects of COVID-19

Past Due Loans

American Bankers Association Report Increase in Ag Lending

Margins Tight, But Loan Renewal Season Went Relatively Well

Demand for Credit Remains High, Loan Volumes Increase

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