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Farm Credit Stockholders Vote To Form New Association In The West Jan 5, 2023
Spokane, Washington – Stockholders of both Northwest Farm Credit Services and Farm Credit West have overwhelmingly approved a merger of their associations to form AgWest Farm Credit – a new […]
Farm Lending Remains Strong in 2020 – American Bankers Association Report Jul 2, 2021
A news release this week from the American Bankers Association (ABA) stated that, “Despite the global economic slowdown in 2020 due to COVID-19, total agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks remained strong at $98.6 billion, […]
Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2021 1st Quarter Farm Economy Conditions May 17, 2021
Last week, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the first quarter of 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of […]
Ag Economy: Banks Trim Farm Lending – Federal Reserve Dec 9, 2020
Third Quarter Commercial Bank Call Report Data Agricultural loan balances at commercial banks continued to decrease in the third quarter, according to Call Report data. Most of the recent decrease […]
Kansas City Fed: Farm Lending Remained Muted in 3rd Quarter Oct 30, 2020
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“Ag Lending Update: Fewer Loans Issued to Farmers Limit Lending Activity“), Cortney Cowley and Ty Kreitman stated that, “Farm lending remained […]
Ag Financing Activity Slowed in 2nd Quarter – Kansas City Fed Jul 22, 2020
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“Agricultural Lending Consistently Slower“), Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman stated that, “Agricultural financing activity slowed in the second quarter, according to […]
Ag Borrowing: What Makes Nontraditional Financing Nontraditional? Mar 19, 2020
Mаnу recent discussions оf “nontraditional finance” focus оn alternative sources оf credit fоr financially stressed farms. Whіlе thіѕ іѕ аn important issue facing thе farm economy, broader changes tо agricultural […]
Farm Lending Declines For 2nd Quarter – Kansas City Fed Jan 22, 2020
In an update last week from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“Farm Lending Declines at End of 2019“), Nathan Kauffman stated that, “The volume of agricultural lending at commercial banks […]
Ag Borrowing – Best Approaches When Asking For Money – DTN Dec 2, 2019
Securing operating loans for the upcoming crop season will bring new challenges for some borrowers, but there are ways to make farm operations more cash-worthy in the eyes of today’s […]
Farm Credit Chief: Strong System But Rising Debt Issues – DTN Nov 21, 2019
Though agriculture is experiencing pressures on a number of fronts, the head of the Farm Credit Administration told federal lawmakers on Tuesday the overall credit system remains in good shape. […]
