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Learn how to get financing for farm equipment through IRAEmpire's latest "Farm Equipment Financing" guide for 2026.

With interest rates and production costs high, growers’ needs for credit have increased. According to the Kansas City Fed, however, the outlook for agricultural credit conditions remains strong.

Farm banks in the Cornbelt region, which includes Missouri and Illinois, increased ag loans 13.8 percent to $41.8 billion in 2014. The 2,036 U.S. farm banks increased agricultural lending by 13.6 ...

Farm workers load beans into a grain truck Sept. 28, 2025, in Wells County, N.D. (Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota ...