Interest Rate Update

The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate for the first time since 2020. What does this mean for you and your operation?

Join us for a free webinar with Terrain analyst Matt Clark. Matt will provide an overview of the current interest rate environment, outlook on interest rates, and how farmers and ranchers should be thinking about the impact on their operation.

American AgCredit’s Marc Busalacchi, Executive Head of Customer Strategy and Relationship Management, will join Matt to talk about how farmers and ranchers can work with their lender to assess what works best for them in this interest rate environment.

Speaker: Matt Clark, Terrain

Matt Clark is Terrain’s senior rural economy analyst, focusing on the impacts of interest rates, land values and other macroeconomic trends on agriculture. As a part of the Terrain team of economists, he delivers expert analysis to the customers of American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit.

Speaker: Marc Busalacchi, American AgCredit

Marc Busalacchi is American AgCredit’s executive head of customer strategy and relationship management, leading support for lenders serving farmers and ranchers across the association’s seven-state territory. He has nearly two decades of lending and commercial banking experience, including expertise working with farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses.

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