Livestock Risk Protection Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) is a federally subsidized policy, which protects against price decline without sacrificing upside potential. LRP is available for feeder…
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Terrain Report — Economic pressures affecting the dairy industry
Dairy Consumers of the Future: Changing Focus to Components Report Snapshot Situation In the coming decades, the aging and diversifying U.S. population will be passing several…
Read MoreTerrain Report — 2022 Grape Crush
Presented by: 2022 Grape Crush: Don’t Bet Too Heavily on a Repeat Performance The crush was below average for a third consecutive year and the smallest…
Read MoreTerrain Report — Bifurcation in North Coast Vineyard Values
Bifurcation in North Coast Vineyard Values Report Snapshot Situation Higher interest rates, variability in grape production, and longer-term trends in wine consumption have raised some concerns…
Read MoreFarming for the Future
Join American AgCredit and the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau for a quarterly webinar series: Farming for the Future. Each session will give you the tools to…
Read MoreTerrain™ Launches with Powerhouse of Ag Economists and Market Analysts
American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America, and Frontier Farm Credit partner to expand educational offerings to their customers OMAHA, Neb., and SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Nov….
Read More2022 Q3: US Rural Economic Review
Fears of higher rates and weakening economic conditions linger over the year’s second half. Effects from the pandemic and Ukraine war continue to reverberate through the…
Read MoreWheat Outlook: 10 Charts for the Combine Cab
As combines roll across the nation’s wheat fields, farmers have a lot to think about. High wheat prices, high input prices, drought followed by too much…
Read More2022 Q2: US Rural Economic Review
Russia’s attack on Ukraine will have long-lasting implications for U.S. rural industries The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought on a new set of economic conditions…
Read MoreFarmer-owned cooperatives join to fuel agriculture’s growth
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., (May 12, 2022) – Farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness in territories across the U.S. will have a stronger partner to help them build their operations…
Read MoreTree Nut Outlook for the Northern San Joaquin Valley
California farmers play a lead role in producing the nation’s supply of fruit and nuts, recently accounting for more than 70 percent of U.S. production. Strong…
Read MoreFive Charts to Crunch the Crush Report
The USDA released the preliminary California Grape Crush report on February 10, 2022. The report gave the industry a glimpse into grape production and values a…
Read More2022 Q1: Wine Industry Trends and Forecast
In 2021, the wine industry began to recover from an unusual and challenging year in 2020. Wine sales sharply improved from the previous year, when pandemic-related…
Read MoreFarm Credit Associations and CoBank Contribute to Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund
WICHITA, KANSAS – (December 22, 2021) The four Farm Credit Associations of Kansas, Oklahoma AgCredit, Premier Farm Credit, Farm Credit of Southern Colorado and CoBank announced…
Read More2021 Q4: Cattle Update
The beef sector is set to close out 2021 on stronger footing than when the year began. Demand for beef, both domestically and internationally, remained robust…
Read MoreCapital Strategies for Your Wine Business
Whether you’re investing in land to plant a vineyard, finding a way to cover operating costs while your wine ages in barrel, or looking to update…
Read More2021 Q2: U.S. Rural Economic Review
Agri-food invests in resiliency as it benefits from the snapback recovery The long-awaited period of pent-up, exuberant demand is here. And for all the benefits to…
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit Announces Closing of Capital Transactions
Santa Rosa, Calif., (June 16, 2021) – American AgCredit, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative, today announced that furthering its mission of improving the lives of farmers…
Read MoreApplying Lessons Learned in 2020 to Your Wine Business
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States has had a significant impact on agriculture. From growers, processors, and handlers all the way to consumers in…
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit’s $2 Million Gift Grows Hawai‘i’s Farmers
American AgCredit (AAC) has pledged $2 million to support GoFarm Hawai‘i, one of the largest and most successful beginning farmer development programs in the nation. The…
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