Headlines
As Rates Tick Up, Growth in Operating Loans Boosts Farm Lending
Lower Income Continues to Pressure Farm Finances
Large-Scale Financing Drives Ag Lending Activity Higher
2018 Ag Symposium Papers Available
A Tale of Two Economies: Farmers Struggle Despite Strong U.S. Economy
By Suzanne Jenkins, Senior Policy Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Nathan Kauffman
2018 Ag Symposium
The 2018 Agricultural Symposium, Agriculture in a Global Economy, took place July 17-18 in Kansas City. Learn more.
Updates from the Kansas City Fed highlighting developments in the agricultural economy.
Latest Ag Outlooks
A Tale of Two Economies: Farmers Struggle Despite Strong U.S. Economy | September 28, 2018
As Winter Looms, Key Risks Keep Ag Outlook Cool | January 8, 2018
Persistent Large Inventories, Low Prices | April 17, 2017
Headwinds to Ag Outlook Remain Despite Strength in Exports | December 29, 2016
U.S. Farm Economy Slumps into the Fourth Quarter | September 28, 2016
Mounting Pressure in the U.S. Farm Sector | March 31, 2016
Supply and Demand Fundamentals Weighing on Ag Economy | January 13, 2016
Tightening Farm Income Continues to Loom | September 23, 2015
Speeches
Nov 9, 2018 | U.S. and Nebraska Agricultural Update
Nov 2, 2018 | U.S. Ag Economy Stuck in Neutral and Facing Uphill Climb
Oct 17, 2018 | U.S. Economy in High Gear, but Ag Stuck in Neutral
Aug 23, 2018 | U.S. Economy in High Gear, but Ag Stuck in Neutral
May 23, 2018 | Economic Outlook
Agricultural Finance Databook
Quarterly report that compiles national and regional agricultural finance data, including national data on term lending to farmers, quarterly Call Report data on national agricultural lending, and data on agricultural land values and credit conditions from quarterly Federal Reserve Bank surveys.
Agricultural Credit Survey
Quarterly survey that provides current indicators of the financial performance of Tenth District agriculture, including farmland values, interest rates on farm loans, and credit supply and demand.Outlooks and Research on the Agricultural Economy
Ongoing research and analysis from the Kansas City Fed highlighting developments in the agricultural economy.Agricultural Symposium
Annual conference that brings together business and banking leaders, government officials and policymakers, and academics to explore a topic relative to the agricultural industry.Congressional Testimony
May 25, 2017 | U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
February 15, 2017 | House Committee on Agriculture
March 1, 2016 | U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations: Statement on Economic Conditions in the Farm Sector
June 2, 2015 | House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
