Posts By: Betsy Urso

Loans for Exurban Buyers Is a Growth Business Banker & Tradesman By: Lew Sichelman | Special to Banker & Tradesman Some Turn to USDA Loans Thanks to Generous Terms This year has been a moving experience. For one thing, it has been mentally taxing, what with the virus and all. For another, more people than… Read more »

Survey of bankers shows concern about farm debt and low income Grand Forks Herald Written By: Dan Gunderson / MPR News The survey of nearly 500 ag lenders was done in August by Farmer Mac and the American Bankers Association. MINNEAPOLIS — A fall survey of ag lenders shows concern about farm income and debt… Read more »

Ag Outlook Brightens The Van Trump Report > Ag Outlook Brightens: The increase in commodity prices has brightened agriculture’s economic outlook heading into 2021. But Jackson Takach, chief economist for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac), warns that the ag economy is not out of the woods yet. “When you look at the root… Read more »

Dramatic Recovery in 2020 Net Farm Income Could Hint at New Record AgWeb By: Tyne Morgan As the 2020 harvest comes to a close, it’s a year marked with unknowns. “This has been a phenomenal year with all sorts of market developments every month, we think we’ve got things figured out, and then the next… Read more »

Survey of bankers shows concern about farm debt and low income MPR News By: Dan Gunderson A fall survey of ag lenders shows concern about farm income and debt levels, but most bankers expect credit will be available to farmers next year. “If you look at the expectations for ag lenders, even though they said… Read more »

Ag lenders see limited profits in 2021 Iowa PBS By: Peter Tubbs The American Bankers released their look at 2021 for rural America. Peter Tubbs looks at the findings. Multiple years of low farm commodity prices have compressed the profitability of America’s farms, according to the 2020 Agricultural Lending Survey, and joint project of the… Read more »

Ag Outlook Brightens, But ‘A Little Murkier’ Long-Term Brownfield By: Ken Anderson The increase in commodity prices has brightened agriculture’s economic outlook heading into 2021. But Jackson Takach, chief economist for the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac), warns that the ag economy is not out of the woods yet. “When you look at the… Read more »

Ag Lender Survey Reveals Bankers’ Top Concerns Southeast AgNet Radio Network (From the National Association of Farm Broadcasters) The Fall 2020 Agricultural Lender Survey report shows that ag lenders continue to remain focused on credit quality, even as the farm economy continues to work through the prolonged downturn caused by COVID-19. The survey is from… Read more »

Ag Lender Survey Reveals Bankers Top Concerns American Ag Radio Network By: NAFB News Service The Fall 2020 Agricultural Lender Survey report shows that ag lenders continue to remain focused on credit quality, even as the farm economy continues to work through the prolonged downturn caused by COVID-19. The survey is from the American Bankers… Read more »