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Proposed rule would amend liquidity management regulation

The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) board approved a proposed rule that would amend FCA regulation at 12 C.F.R. § 615.5134, which addresses the liquidity reserve requirements for Farm Credit System...

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Fed: Strong farm income propelling land prices

Strong farm income propelled farmland values to record highs and strengthened loan portfolios at agricultural banks at the end of 2011, according to the Federal Reserve System's Agricultural Finance...

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Farm banks increase ag lending, jobs in 2012

U.S. agricultural banks increased farm and ranch lending by 13.9 percent, or $10 billion, in 2012 and held $81.8 billion at the end of the year, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual...

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Long-term prospects for U.S. ag sector are excellent

Agricultural producers fought through the ramifications of drought conditions in 2012 to produce solid farm earnings, and the longer-term prospects for the industry are excellent, says BMO Economics.

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KC Fed reports sharp increase in agricultural borrowing

Building on a sharp increase in loan volumes in the first quarter of 2014, commercial bank lending to the agricultural sector continued to climb amid a more intense need for short-term financing of...

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Farm credit leaders say commodity prices are big challenge for ag producers

Commodity prices are the greatest challenge facing agricultural producers in 2015, according to a poll of Farm Credit directors from America’s heartland.

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K-State survey indicates lower farmland prices

Agricultural lenders are reporting decreased farmland values and increases in non-performing farm loans. According to the results of an Agricultural Lender Survey conducted by the Kansas State...

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Fearing wave of bankruptcies, U.S. corn belt wants new debt cap

With agricultural lenders fearing a tidal wave of farm bankruptcies as soon as this spring, lawyers in the Midwest say they want U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa to raise the debt limit for...

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Falling farmland prices, higher credit demand in U.S. farm economy

Demand for bank loans, loan extensions and renewals is surging among U.S. farmers, and farm incomes are forecast to fall for a third year, as grain and livestock prices remain stubbornly low, according...

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Souring U.S. farm economy could squeeze agricultural lenders

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Farm Credit Agency officials: This is not the 1980s

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Ag businesses still appreciate physical banks

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U.S. farm loan funds running out as credit crunch deepens

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