Betting the Farm and Losing: Banks seek collateral for debts
Story Date: 11/21/2016

 

Source: BLOOMBERG, 11/1416


Betting the farm on record crop, livestock and dairy prices has turned into a losing investment for an expanding share of America’s agricultural heartland. The level of debt to income is the highest in three decades, and growers are increasingly unable to make loan payments.

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