Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farm workers load beans into a grain truck Sept. 28, 2025, in Wells County, N.D. (Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota ...

As farmers prepare for the 2025 harvest season, the use of marketing assistance loans has taken on more significance as an option in setting up post-harvest grain marketing plans for corn and soybeans ...

For a quarter century, family-owned agricultural operations have received low-interest financing through USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Storage Facility Loan Program (FSFL) to enhance their ...

North Dakota officials increased the Farm Financial Stability Loan Program to $500 million as farmers face higher costs and operating shortfalls in 2024 and 2025. Farmers can apply for the expanded ...

Strong credit demand from U.S. farmers pushed the average size of operating loans to a record and pushed up lending volumes in 2025, according to the National Survey of Terms of Lending to Farmers ...

Kent Thiesse shares some tips for farm operators to be more proactive as they are preparing for an annual meeting with their ag lender. During these challenging farm financial times, it is good to ...

The North Dakota Grain Growers Association is urging federal policymakers to change the rules of a loan program that helps ...

The Kentucky Agricultural Finance Corp. approved more than $2.4 million in loans to support farm operations and agribusiness projects across the state, according to a news release.

Access to interest-free loans that help farmers ride out economic uncertainty should be expanded, as growers face rising costs this spring for essential farm inputs like fuel, seed and fertilizers, ...