Agricultural Finance Review: Volume 78 Issue 4

Agricultural credit and the changing landscape of American agriculture

Joleen C. Hadrich, Joseph Janzen, Xiaoli Liao Etienne, Elizabeth Yeager

The current farm downturn vs the 1920s and 1980s farm crises: An economic and regulatory comparison

Wendong Zhang, Kristine Tidgren

The purpose of this paper is to examine the current farm economic downturn and credit restructuring by comparing it with the 1920s and 1980s farm crises from both economic and…

How do financially vulnerable farms finance debt in periods of falling prices?

Daniel L. Prager, Christopher B. Burns, Noah J. Miller

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of falling commodity prices on farm debt usage of corn and soybean farms, and how this debt usage differs based on the financial…

Characteristics of borrowers likely to benefit from loan modifications

Charles B. Dodson, Bruce L. Ahrendsen

The purpose of this paper is to identify the characteristics of borrowers likely to benefit from loan modifications (restructuring) which includes concessions provided to the…

Financial stress and farm bankruptcies in US agriculture

Robert Dinterman, Ani L. Katchova, James Michael Harris

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate farm financial stress within the USA over the past 20 years and the agricultural and economic factors which have impacted farm businesses…

Evaluating financial stress and performance of beginning farmers during the agricultural downturn

Ani L. Katchova, Robert Dinterman

The purpose of this paper is to examine the financial performance and stress of beginning farmers in the USA with emphasis on the agricultural downturn experienced since 2013.

Farm business financial performance in local foods value chains

Mary Clare Ahearn, Kathleen Liang, Stephan Goetz

The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors associated with farm financial success for those farms known to produce for local supply chains. The analysis considers…

The value of social capital in farmland leasing relationships

Mykel R. Taylor, Allen M. Featherstone

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of social capital on the rate at which agricultural land is rented between landowners and tenants using data from the state…

Asset concentration in the US agricultural balance sheet: a relative information approach

Gulcan Onel, Jaclyn Kropp, Charles B. Moss

Over the past four decades, real values of farm real estate and the share of assets on farmers’ balance sheets attributed to farm real estate have increased. The purpose of this…