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Tyson Bids to Acquire Hillshire Farms

Posted May 29, 2014   Tyson Foods, Inc. has announced its proposal to acquire The Hillshire Brands Company for $50 per...

Farm Lending Strong in First Quarter

Posted May 1, 2014   Farmers are borrowing in larger amounts during the first quarter of 2014 for inputs at spring...

USDA Announces Funding for Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program

Posted April 14, 2014   USDA recently announced the availability of over $19 million in grant funding for the Beginning Farmer...

USDA Announces Farm Bill Modifications to Loan Programs

Posted March 27, 2014   Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, recently announced modifications to loan programs administered by...

USDA Announces New Efforts to Help Small and Mid-Sized Farmers

Posted March 18, 2014   Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced new and expanded efforts to connect small- and mid-sized farmers...

Low Crop Prices Worry Ag Lenders

Posted February 28, 2014   Amid the expectation of low crop prices, some banks are worried that farm cash flows will...

Cotton Council Reacts to Statements that Brazil will Retaliate in WTO Cotton Dispute

Posted January 17, 2014   The National Cotton Council (NCC) recently released a statement responding to a Brazilian Cotton Grower delegation’s...

Resource Guide Assists Military Veterans Interested in Farming

Posted December 4, 2013   A resource guide developed by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition...

Farm Credit Drops Proposal for Non-Ag Lending

Posted November 26, 2013   The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) recently dropped a proposed rule that would have authorized companies within...

Farm Bill Progress Amid Challenges

Posted November 15, 2013   House Agricultural Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN) said that the conference is making progress toward...

ICBA Asks Farm Credit Administration to Explain $12 Billion Loan to Verizon

Posted October 25, 2013   The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) expressed concern that Farm Credit System (FCS) lender CoBank,...

Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act to be introduced in Congress

Last week, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree announced that they will introduce the Local Farms, Food, and...