Posted on 09 February 2010. Tags: Agricultural Economist, farm advice, farm credit, Farm Managers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -– When commodity prices are high and incomes are up, farmers often can borrow money to plant their spring crop with almost no questions asked by lenders. That is not the case this year, said a Purdue University agricultural economist. As farmers approach lenders about renewing their operating line of credit they […]
Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 21 August 2009. Tags: farm advice, farm credit, Farm Managers, real estate
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana farmland values dropped slightly but held their own in a tumbling economy, according to the 2009 Indiana Farmland Values and Cash Rents Survey completed by Purdue University. The survey, conducted each June by the agricultural economics department, reports that the value of top-quality farmland in Indiana declined 0.2 percent from […]
Posted in Agriculture
Posted on 31 October 2008. Tags: farm credit, financial crisis, loans
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A global economic slowdown isn’t likely to hit agriculture as hard as other industry sectors, but that doesn’t mean farmers and their lenders won’t see changes ahead, said Michael Boehlje, a Purdue University agricultural economist. While Boehlje said he believes credit will be available for crop and livestock producers, farmers and […]
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