Resource Library

The National Agricultural Law Center’s “Finance and Credit – An Overview.” This web page provides a brief, basic introduction to the farm credit system.
http://nationalaglawcenter.org/overview/finance-credit/

The Congressional Research Service’s overview of the “Farm Credit System.” Jim Monke, 2016. This report provides a more detailed introduction to farm credit.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21278.pdf

The Farm Credit Administration’s “History of the Farm Credit Administration and the Farm Credit System.” 2016. This web page provides good background on how the credit title of the farm bill came to be.
https://www.fca.gov/about/history/historyFCA_FCS.html

Testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on “The Farm Credit System: Oversight and Outlook of the Current Economic Climate.” Gus Barker on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America, 2016. This testimony provides a good introduction to farm credit debates for the next farm bill. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Testimony_Barker.pdf

Slide presentation that provides an “Introduction to the Farm Credit System.” Charles Dana and Richard Manner, The Farm Credit Council. This presentation deck is useful for understanding the banking structure that provides farm credit. https://apps.americanbar.org/buslaw/committees/CL190000pub/materials/2010/spring/agri-business-farm-credit.pdf