Curt Covington is executive vice president of agricultural finance at Farmer Mac. We recently asked Covington to update readers on how Farmer Mac’s secondary market products can augment a community bank’s rural finance initiatives. [Continue]
NAFTA talks have stalled. At issue for the administration these days are the rules surrounding automobile production and as a result, efforts to renegotiate the trade agreement could spill into 2019, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. [Continue]
I was a lot more positive about the farm economy at the beginning of 2017 than I am this year. Every projection I have seen for 2018 says this year is going to look a lot like last year, which means for many farmers, 2018 will be the fifth year in a row of poor or negative earnings. For community banks that lend to farmers and ranchers, this will be a very challenging year. [Continue]
The ag sector’s general economic health may have bottomed out. That being said, a quick and significant improvement doesn’t seem to be around the corner. [Continue]
Amid trade talk, farmers, ranchers and ag lenders ready for uncertainty. [Continue]