Adjusting for inflation, the average size of farm operating loans during 2025 was 30% larger than the prior year.

The Agriculture Department cited high delinquency rates and other problems with loan guarantees for manure-to-energy ...

New CBO farm bill math confirms a tough farm economy, projecting $1.4 trillion in USDA spending while many farmers wait for ...

Do not get between reality and political forces in Congress when Republicans and Democrats agree to spend more money on farm ...

It can be difficult to keep up with the costs associated with running a farm. Low-interest agricultural loans help farmers ...

For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to enhance their ...

The pause is expected to affect projects on the cusp of securing loan note guarantees, which are used to finalize project financing. Agency staff cited elevated delinquency rates on digester loans in ...

Farm equipment loans are a vital financing tool for agriculture producers across the country. Whether you need to purchase a tractor-trailer, irrigation equipment or a high-tech fertilizer spreader, ...

Commodity Credit Corporation commodity loans on harvested corn, soybeans and wheat were regularly used by farm operators in the 1990s and early 2000s, as well as from 2015 to 2019, as a grain ...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson still wants to work on legislation that he calls “farm bill 2.0” this fall, but for now, farmers and ranchers scored significant wins with the ...

The Yolo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is hosting the 2026 Farm and Ranch Programs 101 to bring together local, state, and federal agencies and Yolo County agricultural producers. The ...