Farm sector debt is increasing, but rising asset values are helping to keep operations solvent, according to the Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service. Total farm debt is expected to ...
New statistics show that farm bankruptcies are on the rise for the third straight year in Illinois. Industry leaders say its ...
Farm debt continued to rise, particularly non-real estate loans, with outstanding agricultural loan balances at commercial banks increasing by about 5%, according to an ag finance update from the ...
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‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for third straight year
Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%.
Brandon and Danielle Vail grow rice and raise cattle on their 2,700-acre farm in Calcasieu Parish in Lake Charles, Louisiana. (USDA photo) Farmers taking on more debt, though debt-to-asset ratios ...
NOTE: This column is copyrighted material; therefore reproduction or retransmission is prohibited under U.S. copyright laws. A panel of economists painted a dark picture of the U.S. farm sector during ...
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