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Access to credit is an important key to success in American agriculture.  Brian Tombari, Productivity Plus Program Manager at CNH Industrial Capital, said they can help to simply a farmer’s purchasing process.   “Case IH’s captive finance partner, CNH Industrial Capital, offers a line of credit called Productivity Plus," Tombari noted.  "This line of credit can ...

A bipartisan bill introduced this week looks to improve credit opportunities for rural America. The legislation, the Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act, would remove taxation on income from farm real estate loans made by community banks ...

Farm credit lenders say the partial government shutdown is adding to their concerns over the general down state of the farm economy.  Farm Credit Council leaders are pleased Secretary Perdue has brought back some 2,500 FSA county staffers to help producers with existing loans and tax documents, through Tuesday.  Ho...

The Farm Credit System reports loan volumes were up 10% for the first half of 2016, and net income increased two percent.   President and CEO of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation, Tracey McCabe, says “despite continued lower agricultural commodity prices and global economic challenges, the overall credit quality of the System's loan portfolio remained favorable."   ... Read Mo