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  • May 21, 2013
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    Perspectives on U.S. Farm Debt

    There is considerable discussion among agricultural economists and lenders concerning the status and trends of U.S. farm debt. Let’s dig deeper into the subject and provide perspective....More
  • May 21, 2013
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    Farmers’ Share of Losses

    With the farm bill in what could be the final stages before vote, there’s still some talk of cutting crop insurance subsidies. This led Tom Zacharias, president of National Crop Insurance Services to point out that before farmers received a dime in crop insurance indemnity payments, they had shouldered $12.7 billion in losses as part of their deductibles to crop insurance policies. In addition, the premiums paid by farmers totaled $4.1 billion – bringing their share of the disaster to $16.8 billion....More
  • May 20, 2013
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    Soybeans Are Down But Not Out Yet!

    South American supplies will NOT be able to help overall shortages in both U.S. corn and soybeans....More
  • May 16, 2013
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    How Do You Define Success?

    Some define success as the long-term succession of your kids at the farm. Albert Schweitzer defined success as loving what you do. How you treat others, from family to strangers, is Barbara Bush's definition of success....More
  • May 14, 2013
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    Shock and Stress Testing: Analysis by Lenders

    One of the major financial shock tests that a lender must perform concerns concentration of credit. Regulators and oversight specialists are very concerned about this component as agriculture consolidates with fewer producers generating more of the revenue and carrying a larger proportion of the debt....More
  • May 10, 2013
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    May 2013 WASDE Breakdown and Perspective

    Breakdown of the USDA numbers......More
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