Posts By: Betsy Urso

ABA, Farmer Mac Joint Ag Lender Survey Reveals Top Concerns in an Uncertain Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON — As the farm economy continues to work through a prolonged downturn in the midst of an unparalleled, global economic dislocation, ag lenders remain focused on credit quality, according to the Fall 2020 Agricultural Lender Report produced… Read more »

Farmer Mac: It Trades Like A Bank But Is Far Better; This Stock Should Be A Double Seeking Alpha By: Gary J. Gordon Summary Farmer Mac delivered another great quarter. Well on its way to earning $9 per share this year. Farmer Mac trades like a bank, but it significantly outperforms them. Farmer Mac has… Read more »

Ag Industry Resilient Amid Seismic Shifts The Business Journal By: Edward Smith Now that the dust from pandemic uncertainty appears to be settling and growers have a better idea of what to expect, the outlook of experts and growers alike in the agricultural industry has shifted from extreme pessimism to hesitant optimism for the future…. Read more »

Investment Science Denial – Revisiting My Farmer Mac Long And Zillow Short Seeking Alpha By: Gary J. Gordon Summary I believe that Farmer Mac has a more than 100% upside and Zillow an 80% downside. I use actual investment science to make my case. Farmer Mac’s news remains constructive while market and competitor trends are… Read more »

CalCPA 2020 Farmers Tax and Accounting Virtual Conference to Focus on Impact of the Pandemic, Wildfires, Regulation and Economic Outlook on $50 Billion Agriculture Sector on October 1, 2020 CISTON PR Newswire News Provided by California Society of CPAs BURLINGAME, Calif., Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: COVID-19 and the wildfires have significantly impacted California’s… Read more »

Global factors forecast to suppress exports Agri-View By: Gregory Lyons, Farmer Mac Agricultural prices are predominantly driven by exports. Exports led price surges in the 1970s, 1990s and late 2000s. The spikes were caused by a series of macro-economic factors in addition to changes in agricultural production. While these periods weren’t identical they shared many… Read more »