Posts By: Betsy Urso

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 »

Seminars cover wide field of key topics Capital Press By: Mitch Lies From a national perspective on the impacts of interest rates on rural America to how to save money on energy costs, seminars at the 2019 Northwest Ag Show will investigate a wide range of topics important to Oregon farmers and ranchers. Robert Owens, director… Read more »

Get your 2019 game plan ready now FarmFutures By: Jacqui Fatka and Mike Wilson 9 key marketing and management areas to focus on going into the New Year. Another year of record yields across much of the Midwest has turned into a good-news, bad-news story. With harvest complete farmers will be tested on other aspects… Read more »

Farmer Mac: A secondary lender securing billions for ag loans FarmFutures By: Mike Wilson This publicly traded, government-sponsored enterprise secures long-term fixed-rate loans for hundreds of rural banks. “If you’re the borrower and you don’t execute your plan, you put a lot of doubt in a banker’s mind,” says Curt Covington with Farmer Mac. While… Read more »

Early Exclusive: Are Delinquency Rates on Farm Loans Trending Higher? Farm Journal’s AgPro By: Tyne Morgan Trends in delinquency rates are something economists watch to gauge the health of the farm economy. (Farm Credit) Pinched profits on the farm are causing concern for some ag lenders. Rising debt to asset ratios are one red flag… Read more »

Increase in Interest Rates Affecting Operating Loans AgWeb Powered by Farm Journal By: AgWeb Guest Editor Agriculture leader Farmer Mac says interest rates are having an impact on operating loans. That’s because most of those loans are on a variable rate. Rising interest rates mean land may not be an attractive option for investors. If… Read more »