Chapter 12 bankruptcy

2026 kicks off with 158 farm bankruptcies amid rising agricultural costs, revealing the difficult landscape for local farmers trying to keep their

Farm bankruptcies continue to move higher nationwide, with the Midwest getting hit the hardest. Here in the Northwest, the number of bankruptcies actually went down from 2024 to 2025.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently said it will take more than a single program to stem the tide of U.S. farm bankruptcies.  And he said his latest $3 billion bid to prevent Chapter 12’s, is just one-part of a bigger strategy.  Thousands of ...

USDA head Tom Vilsack says as far as he’s concerned, the star of the show if the America farmer and the Department of Ag is going to do what it can to keep those farmers on the land.  And that assistance, he noted, is coming via the Inflation Reduction Act.     Curr...

According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings were down 50% last year. The number of Chapter 12 filings in 2021 was the lowest in the last decade, and was the first year in a decade in which the number of filings nationwide was below 300 ...

The nation's farm economy in general is showing signs of improving health. Jackson Takach, Chief Economist for Farmer Mac, says the obvious signs are found in commodity prices. But from a lender perspective, the signs are also pretty striking ...

Despite challenges from the pandemic as well as bad weather, the tide of Chapter 12 bankruptcies appears to have turned. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, higher commodity prices and government support resulted in a year-over-year drop in farm bankruptcies ...

Farm bankruptcies have been steadily declining over recent years. Will that trend continue into 2021? Gary Crawford take a look. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

The effect of the pandemic on the number and size of U.S. farms is unclear. But, according to Gary Crawford, we do know the number of farms nationwide declined last year. Here in the northwest, Washington loss 100 farms last year, while Oregon and Idaho showed no change ...