FTC Episode 402: Interest Payments, Carryover Loans and Difficult Discussions
From Farming the Countryside with Andrew McCrea by Farm Journal
April 29, 2026 · 26 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of tight crop margins on farmers and how to manage financial discussions with lenders.
Many crop farmers have endured at least a couple of years now of tight crop margins that may make it difficult to service operating lines of credit. How are interest payments, carryover loans and negative balance sheets impacting lenders? We talk with a community ag bank about how to handle difficult discussions to keep moving in a positive direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Andrew McCrea
Topics covered
- crop margins
- interest payments
- carryover loans
- operating lines of credit
- lenders
- financial discussions
Keywords
- crop farmers
- interest payments
- carryover loans
- negative balance sheets
- operating credit
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Farm Journal, community ag bank
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