African American farmer’s legal battle to save his family farm is focus of ‘Catfish Dream’
ABA Journal Daily News
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While Minnesota farmers face an industry climate similar to the one during the 1980s crisis, they rely on close to the same number of advocates to support them with financial and legal issues. “People say it's not as serious as it was in the '80's, but I've talked to many different people in the industry, […]
Remaining Woodwynn participants from left, Dan Fortin, Kylie Janzen and Andrew Belfitt, with executive director Richard LeBlanc on right, have lived and worked on the farm between 16 months to three years. A recent private investigation of a farm-based recovery program outside Victoria did not confirm any significant concerns, according to the chair of the […]
Falling commodity prices and sliding farmland values over the past three years are pushing some farmers into troubling financial territory. It's tough to think about the future when you're worried about making mortgage payments or paying off equipment, but Kansas State University Economist Duane Hund is urging farmers to be proactive in taking stock of […]
The Rural Mainstreet Index released each month by Creighton University is a survey of ag bankers in a 10-state region. Although October's number showed outlooks being on the rise, it's the struggling farm economy due to stagnant crop prices that's acting as a wet blanket on the overall RMI. Foreclosure News
Farmers across the region are busy harvesting their crops, but a new report is bringing to light the concern rural bankers have about farm foreclosures. It's a problem bankers and farmers in Huron said they aren't seeing and hope they never will. Foreclosure News
RURAL MAINSTREET INDEX RISES FOR OCTOBER' 10% OF BANKERS EXPECTING FARM FORECLOSURES Oct. 23, 2017 Source: Creighton University news release The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index rose from September's reading, but remained below growth neutral, according to the latest monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or […]
A new report is highlighting growing concerns that farm foreclosures will be the greatest challenge to rural banks in parts of 10 Plains and Midwestern states over the next five years. The Rural Mainstreet Index for the region rose slightly to 45.3 in October from 39.6 in September. Foreclosure News