Posts By: Betsy Urso

Curt Covington, EVP – Chief Credit Officer, and Patrick Kerrigan, SVP – Business Development, talk Farmer Mac and the ag economy with Sam Lisker of ABA. Patrick Kerrigan, Curt Covington, and Sam Lisker.  To listen to the podcast CLICK HERE.

Getting More from Your Bank with Farmer Mac Services AgNetWest.com By: Taylor Hillman Producers looking for various types of financing assistance can often access Farmer Mac services through their local banking institution. Farmer Mac works closely with many community banks in order to provide the most comprehensive list of financial services to the agricultural industry…. Read more »

Agri Investor Farmer Mac’s president highlights energy-ag convergence By: Chris Janiec After taking the helm at the NYSE-traded secondary marketplace for agricultural loans in October, Brad Nordholm tells Agri Investor it is getting harder to make generalizations about its agricultural borrowers. Brad Nordholm Farmer Mac’s president and chief executive sees a convergence between the worlds… Read more »

Game Changers in Farm Banking ABA Banking Journal By: Julie Knudson The agriculture sector has undergone big changes in recent years. Technology infiltrated the industry and fundamentally shifted the way business is done. Market drivers and opportunities have evolved, giving many producers different risks to consider but also new ways to expand their reach. Despite… Read more »

Economist predicts strong 2019 for Northwest agriculture The News-Review By: George Plaven/Capital Press Ryan Kuhns, an economist with Farmer Mac, conducted an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for Northwest agriculture during a presentation Jan. 17 at the Northwest Ag Show in Salem. SALEM — With a diverse range of consumer-oriented products and relatively… Read more »

NW Ag Show: Farmer Mac economist analyzes regional outlook Capital Press By: George Plaven Ryan Kuhns, an economist with Farmer Mac, conducted a S.W.O.T. analysis for Northwest agriculture — that stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats — during a presentation Jan. 17 at the Northwest Ag Show in Salem, Ore. SALEM — With a… Read more »

Fruit Grower Report AgInfo.net By: Bob Larson Download Report: Farmer_Mac_s_Year_Ahead_Pt_1.mp3 With today’s Fruit Grower Report, I’m Bob Larson. With 2019 officially underway, many of us are wondering what lies ahead for the economy, but especially the agriculture economy. I asked Farmer Mac’s Director of Economic & Financial Research, Jackson Takach what farmers have to look… Read more »

Experts concerned about 2019 ag economy DairyBusiness By: DairyBusiness News Team The following is a summary of experts’ best estimates of what will happen in 2019 American Farmers & Ranchers: Over the past several months we have talked with agricultural economists and financial experts. The following story is a summary of their best estimates of… Read more »

Washington State Farm Bureau Report AgInfo.net By: Bob Larson Download Report: Farmer_Mac_on_2019_Pt_2.mp3 I’m Bob Larson. Yesterday, we were introduced to Jackson Takach, Director of Economic & Financial Research with Farmer Mac, the brawn behind ag lending. Takach says after some lean years, 2019’s farm economy could be coming around … TAKACH … “Yeah, we certainly… Read more »