Posts By: Betsy Urso

From the Fields: Recap From the 2023 ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference Wisconsin Bankers Association By Chris Schneider This November, about a dozen ag bankers from Wisconsin and I made the trek to Oklahoma City for the 71st annual American Bankers Association (ABA) Agricultural Bankers Conference. This year, the number one message was getting the ACRE… Read more »

Interest Rate Concerns Red River Farm Network The results of the annual ag lender survey were released at the Agricultural Bankers Conference. Farmer Mac Chief Economist Jackson Takach said the survey showed a slight shift in the biggest concern for lenders. “Interest rate volatility became the number one concern that ag lenders reported facing their… Read more »

Inflation, liquidity top ag lending concerns BankBeat Interest rate volatility was the most pressing issue for ag banks this year, according to the 2023 Agricultural Lender Survey from the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac. ABA Senior Director of Research Tyler Mondres attributed interest rate concerns to the Federal Open Market Committee’s numerous rate hikes… Read more »

Ag Lender Survey: Liquidity tops lender concerns for producers FarmWeekNow.com By: Tammie Sloup Liquidity climbed to the top concern among agricultural lenders for their producer customers, with farm income levels coming in at a close second. Rising input costs, previously ranked as the top concern in 2021 and 2022, dropped to the third highest this… Read more »

3 Big Things Today, November 8, 2023 Successful Farming By: Tony Dreibus Soybeans, Grains Higher Overnight; Liquidity, Income Lead Farmer Worries 1. Soybean, Grain Futures Higher Overnight Soybean and grain futures were higher in overnight trading on signs of strong demand for U.S. agricultural products. China purchased 110,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans for delivery… Read more »

WISCONSIN HASN’T BEEN THE TOP MILK-PRODUCING STATE IN A LONG TIME eDairy News By: John F. Oncken If you asked a hundred people what were the three biggest milk-producing states in the country, I’d bet they would list Wisconsin as number one. If you asked a hundred people what were the three biggest milk-producing states… Read more »

Ag lenders worry about liquidity, farm income more than inflation The Fence Post Agriculture lenders are worried about farmers’ liquity and their income levels, according to the 2023 Agricultural Lender Survey report produced jointly by the American Bankers Association and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, more commonly known as Farmer Mac. Inflation, the top concern… Read more »

Farmer Mac and ABA Ag Lender Survey: Liquidity, Farm Income Top Ag Lender Concerns for Producers in 2023 Survey results revealed at ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference in Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY, November 6, 2023 — Liquidity has become the primary concern among agricultural lenders for their producer customers followed closely by farm income levels, according… Read more »