Rising debt is cloud on ag sector finances

Ag economist Jason Henderson of Purdue says “what has me a little nervous” is an upturn in borrowing as the farm sector heads into a period of lower commodity prices and farm income. At a closing session of USDA’s Outlook Forum, Henderson said agricultural real estate borrowing rose by 8 pct in 2013 from 2012’s… » Read More

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