Posts By: Betsy Urso

Ag is coming together to donate to Hawaii relief efforts RFDTV By Currey McCullough Several ag lenders are stepping up to help residents of Hawaii as wildfires wreak havoc on the island. American Ag Credit, CoBank, and Farmer Mac are donating $40,000 to the Maui Food Bank. Farm Credit has had a presence in Hawaii… Read more »

Agriculture Lenders Donate to Maui Food Bank HILO, HI., (August 15, 2023) – Farm Credit Association American AgCredit, rural banking partner CoBank, and The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, also known as Farmer Mac, are donating $40,000 to Maui Food Bank to help aid during the devastating wildfires that are wreaking havoc in Hawaii. “When natural… Read more »

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 »