Rural Issue

Fed report hints at ‘growing risk’ in farm sector

There are signs of growing risk in the farm sector because of surging demand for farm operating loans.

That’s according to the latest ag finance report from the Federal Reserve System. Nathan Kauffman who heads up the Omaha branch of the Kansas City Federal Reserve, tells Brownfield they’ve seen a steady increase in large operating loans over the past year—and he says it’s something they’re monitoring closely.

AUDIO: Nathan Kauffman

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