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• 2013 Agricultural Symposium

  The 2013 Agricultural Symposium will explore how world-wide investments in agriculture could redraw the landscape of global agricultural competitiveness, trade, and farm prosperity. For more information, email the symposium coordinator.

  Access materials from past symposiums:
  2012 | 2011 | 2010

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  Speeches

  • The Agricultural Outlook
    Jason Henderson (4/24/2012)
  • Agricultural Investments and Finance
    Jason Henderson (4/10/2012)
  • What is the "New Normal" for Rural America?
    Jason Henderson (3/12/2012)

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  Congressional Testimony

  • Statement before House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operation, Oversight and Credit
    Jason Henderson (4/14/2011)
  • Statement before Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
    Former Kansas City Fed President Tom Hoenig (2/17/2011)

   

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  Related News Releases

  • Main Street Economist Explores the Wealth Effect in U.S. Agriculture (5/3/2013)
  • Livestock Loans Raise Farm Lending According to Federal Reserve Agricultural Finance Databook (4/25/2013)
  • Drought-reduced incomes boost farm lending according to Agricultural Credit Survey (11/15/2012)

   

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Recent Research

• Farm Income Growth Slows

  By Nathan Kauffman and Maria Akers
  Rising production costs and falling crop prices curbed farm income growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to the Bank's quarterly Agricultural Credit Survey.

• The Wealth Effect in U.S. Agriculture

  By Jason Henderson and Nathan Kauffman
  This issue of the Main Street Economist  explores the historical wealth effect in agriculture and what it could mean for farm debt and leverage if farm incomes fall dramatically.

• Livestock Loans Raise Farm Lending

  By Nathan Kauffman and Maria Akers
  Commercial banks boosted lending to livestock operators in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve System's Agricultural Finance Databook.

• Farm Loan Volumes Rise and Agricultural Finances Strengthen

  By Jason Henderson and Maria Akers
  Non-real estate farm loan volumes rose in the first quarter, and agricultural banks ended 2011 with their best financial performance in three years, according to the Federal Reserve System's Agricultural Finance Databook.

• Agriculture's Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?

  By Jason Henderson, Brent Gloy and Michael Boehlje
  This fourth quarter Economic Review article explores the foundations of U.S. agriculture's boom-bust cycles and investigates the relationship between debt, leverage and farmland values.

• Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time

  By Jason Henderson
  This first quarter Economic Review article explores the future of agricultural export markets in Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

Meet Our Experts

Regional Affairs staff at the Kansas City Fed, including Omaha Branch Executive Jason Henderson, specialize in tracking agricultural and rural economies.

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  The Kansas City Fed is part of the nation's central bank. We foster the stability, integrity and efficiency of the nation's monetary, financial and payments systems to promote a stable, healthy economy. We have Branch offices in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Omaha.