Posts By: Betsy Urso

National Land Podcast: Understanding Interest Rates’ Effect on Land Sales Mac Christian, National Land Realty Interest rates have jumped up again and they have impacted land sales. This is the latest in a series of interest rate increases that started in March of 2022 and it has resulted in a shock reaction within real estate… Read more »

Farm Credit East Announces $250,000 in Flood Relief for Northeast Producers ENFIELD, CONN. — Following devastating flooding in Vermont and other parts of the Northeast, Farm Credit East has announced its Farm Credit East Cares Community Fund will make available up to $250,000 in flood relief to impacted Northeast producers. Farm Credit East Cares is… Read more »

Trucking Bills Step in Right Direction and H-2A Visa Numbers Grow Ag Information Network By Bob Larson From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **Coastal winds in Monterey County create some challenging contradictions for a wine region trying to build its brand and attract more tourism. Some winegrape growers say… Read more »

Climate, agriculture, and finance: exploring connections at the Fed Environmental Defense Fund By Maggie Monast Maggie Monast as a panelist at the The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2023 Agricultural Symposium, “The Changing Geography of Agricultural Production.” The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s 2023 Agricultural Symposium, “The Changing Geography of Agricultural Production,” explored… Read more »

H-2A Visa Use Increased Dramatically During the Last Decade American Ag Network By Jesse Allen According to numbers from the U.S. Labor Department, more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A visas for temporary agriculture positions. The number was less than a third of that as recently as 2012. Farmer Mac says that trend is… Read more »

Three Key Factors Important in Future Ag Lending Brownfield Ag News By Carah Hart The chief economist with Farmer Mac says soil health, resiliency and relationships will be important long-term for farmers and ranchers who want to borrow money. Jackson Takach says lenders are starting to use on-farm data to understand how certain farm practices… Read more »

H-2A visas increase as farmers and ranchers look to hire more guest agricultural workers St. Louis Public Radio By Will Bauer — Special to Harvest Public Media The number of H-2A visas authorized for temporary agricultural workers has been steadily increasing over the last decade. Last year more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A… Read more »

KWMT Power Lunch – Farm Incomes Remain High, featuring Farmer Mac Senior Economist Blaine Nelson: Your Fort Dodge · KWMT FARM NEWS For Monday May 1st   To see the full article, click here.