Trade wars and wet conditions as farmers attempt to plant their 2019 crop have generated a great deal of uncertainty in the agricultural industry. As the uncertainty surrounding trade and weather grows, it is important to conduct file reviews and ensure best practices are being utilized to secure a lender’s collateral position in government farm program payments and crop insurance proceeds. FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS Courts across the country are divided when a security interest attaches to a government farm program payment, and even if they can attach at all. Due to these uncertainties, best practices dictate using all methods available to a lender in securing collateral. First, execute a security agreement and file a UCC Financing Statement with the Secretary of State. Once again, courts are divided on which description of collateral is appropriate for farm program payments. In order to avoid any questions whether farm program payments are included in a collateral description on a security agreement, ensure that it includes both farm product and their proceeds, and general intangibles. A blanket financing statement should then be filed with the Secretary of State. |
May Survey Results at a Glance:
OMAHA, Neb. (May 16, 2019) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for May slumped below growth neutral for the month. According to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy, the RMI for May indicated negative growth for the month for the region, after five months of growth.
Overall: The overall index for May slipped to 48.5 from 50.0 in April. This is the first time since November of last year the index has fallen below growth neutral, indicating negative growth for the month. The index ranges between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral. “The trade tensions and tariffs are hammering the farming economy. Grain farmers throughout the region continue to experience losses produced by trade issues and plentiful global supplies. On the other hand, the expanding U.S. domestic economy is supporting livestock producers in the region. For May, according to bankers, the negatives far outweighed the positives,” said Ernie Goss, PhD, Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business. According to Lonnie Clark, president of the State Bank of Chandler in Chandler, Minnesota, “The current low farm commodity prices are a negative to farmers.”
Rural Mainstreet Index Falls for April: More Than One-Fifth of Bankers Expect Flood Loan Defaults4/23/2019 April Survey Results at a Glance:
OMAHA, Neb. (April 18, 2019) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) for April stood at growth neutral for the month. According to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy, the RMI has now remained at, or above, growth neutral 50.0 for five straight months.
Overall: The overall index slipped to 50.0 from 52.9 in March. Since falling below growth neutral in November of last year, the overall RMI has risen above the growth neutral value. The index ranges between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral. “Our surveys over the last several months indicate the Rural Mainstreet economy is expanding outside of agriculture. However, this month, 43.8 percent of bank CEOs indicated that the recent floods were having a negative impact on their local economy,” said Ernie Goss, PhD, Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business.
February Survey Results at a Glance:
OMAHA, Neb. (Feb. 21, 2019) – The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for February fell, but remained above growth neutral, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and/or energy.
Overall: The overall index sank to 50.2 from January’s 51.5. This was the 11th time in the past 12 months the index has remained above growth neutral. The index ranges between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral. “Our surveys over the last several months indicate the Rural Mainstreet economy is expanding outside of agriculture. However, the negative impacts of tariffs and low agriculture commodity prices continue to weaken the farm sector,” said Ernie Goss, PhD, Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business.
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