Posts By: Betsy Urso

Protect Working Capital Brownfield Ag News By: Mark Dorenkamp Farm incomes are expected to drop this year and farmers are encouraged to protect working capital. Farmer Mac senior economist Blaine Nelson says net farm incomes will likely end up below last year’s record levels. “But still to a very profitable level, about 50 percent higher… Read more »

Ag Credit Tightens with Rising Interest Rates and Following Bank Collapses AgWeb By: Michelle Rook Farmers are managing through higher interest rates as they move into the spring planting season. However, the price to borrow money for rent or inputs to plant the new crop will cost farmers more this year. Nathan Kaufmann with the… Read more »

Farmer Mac partners on program offering interest rate rebates for sustainability ABA Banking Journal A new program will offer U.S. farmers interest rate rebates for maintaining existing or adopting new sustainable practices such as reduced tillage, cover crops, crop rotation or nitrogen optimization. Farmer Mac is working with Indigo Ag—a Boston-based firm that has developed… Read more »

Farmland Values May Peak in 2023 Successful Farming By: Cassidy Walter In 2022, farmland values reached new heights, and experts say the climb isn’t over yet, but the end may be in sight. Farmers National Co. released its biannual “Regional Land Value Report” in January. The company found 2022 brought record sales and overall increases… Read more »

Indigo Ag and Farmer Mac Announce Joint Program to Reward Farmers for Sustainable Practices Eligible farmers can receive an interest rate rebate by participating in the new Indigo & Farmer Mac Sustainable Agriculture Incentive Program BOSTON, MA – Indigo Ag, the premier sustainability partner of the agriculture industry, and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer… Read more »

Farm Journal – AgriTalk Radio Featuring Jackson Takach Chip Flory Farmer Mac’s Chief Economist, Jackson Takach, offers his analysis on recent bank failures: Mary-Thomas Hart is chief counsel, government affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and she talks about where things stand with the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) situation from NCBA’s perspective. And… Read more »

Farmer Mac: The Case For A Forever Hold Seeking Alpha By: Gary J. Gordon I’ve been pushing you to buy Farmer Mac’s stock for a long time on Seeking Alpha. My first article dates back to August 27, 2019. For several years the stock tread water. This chart makes clear that it traded like a… Read more »