Source: FARM PROGRESS, 8/19/19


My summers are often spent teaching three-day or week-long classes to agricultural lenders with varying degrees of experience. The opportunity to interact and engage with lenders at these various schools provides a unique perspective of the lender’s view of the agricultural economy. At three different schools, agricultural lenders completed surveys with various questions toprovide insight concerning their loan portfolios. Approximately 40 percent of their customers are generating negative profit and cash flow.

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