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ArticlesUnderstanding the Balance Sheet: A Key Tool for Farm Financial Management
Understanding the Balance Sheet: A Key Tool for Farm Financial Management. Managing a farm involves more than just planting crops and raising livestock. To ensure long-term success, it's crucial to understand the financial health of your operation...Start Reading
ArticlesFive Steps For Accessing Operating Credit
Farming requires ready access to cash to pay both vendors and employees. Operating lines of credit can help meet these financial needs, providing access to capital as you need it and leaving more of your working capital available to support strategic...Start Reading
ArticlesFarm loans: A beginner’s guide to success
Getting a loan to begin or grow your farm operation can be somewhat overwhelming, but with determination, a solid business plan and a passion for agriculture, you can successfully take on the challenge. Here are five tips to help you get a loan that...Start Reading
Articles5 Tips For Making The Most Of Your Rural Land Investment
Investing in rural land can have many benefits – from enjoying recreational time with family to making income through timber harvesting. However, to protect yourself, you should conduct careful research on your prospective parcel and its value before...Start Reading
Webinars & VideoAgVision Webinar Field to Funding
This webinar shares real-life agricultural financing success stories and is hosted by AgWest Farm Credit relationship managers. Hear how individualized support and flexible solutions can help young, beginning, and small producers navigate challenges...Start Watching
Episode 77 - Building a Strong Farm Brand with Stacie McCracken
In this episode of AgCredit Said It, host Libby Wixtead welcomes back Stacie McCracken, owner of McCracken, an agricultural marketing agency based in Ohio. The discussion centers around the importance of branding and marketing for farm businesses...Start Reading
Episode 80 - Supporting Ohio Ag with Ag-LINK with Treasurer Robert Sprague
In this episode of AgCredit Said It, host Libby Wixtead discusses the Ohio Ag Link program with Ohio's 49th Treasurer of State, Robert Sprague. The conversation focuses on the enhancements made to the Ag Link program to help farmers maximize their...Start Reading
PodcastsFuture of Farming for YBS Farmers: From Autonomous Planters to Vet Schools
Dr. Tony Brannon, former dean of agriculture at Murray State University and current leader with the West Kentucky Alliance for a Vibrant Economy (WAVE Ag), joins host Chris Griffin to discuss how people can break into the ag industry when the...Start Listening
Upcoming Events
Throughout the year and across the country, your local Farm Credit association hosts in-person and virtual events designed to help you start, manage and grow your farming operation. Browse through the AgBizInfo events to find the right event for you!