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Agriculture & Farming

The business of food and farming is a core focus of the Minneapolis Fed’s regional economists and researchers.

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Bankers detail stable conditions in new survey

Erik Beishir | Supervisory Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

Cason Ringgenberg | Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

October 7, 2026
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Hemp field at dusk
Burned out on hempJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
June 29, 2026
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Tractor tilling a field, preparing for planting
Higher input costs pressure district farmersJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
May 18, 2026
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Two-part image with a portrait of Joe Mahon on the left and a tractor preparing land with a cultivator
Regional Economic Conditions: Ag CreditJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on May 18, 2026
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farmer walking between two combines in a wheat field
Strong harvests were cold comfort for district farmersJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
February 12, 2026
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Combine harvesting a field
Farm incomes decline amid strong harvestsJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
November 18, 2025
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An image of harvesters harvesting a wheat field beside an image of Joe Mahon
Regional Economic Conditions: Ag CreditJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on November 14, 2025
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Farm not currently active
Farm bankruptcies have increased in the Ninth District, keeping some farmers afloatJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
September 25, 2025
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Combines in a farm field
Farm finances weakened further during the growing seasonJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
August 25, 2025
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Tractor planting a field
Farm sentiment leaned pessimistic in the region as spring planting got underwayJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
May 16, 2025
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Joe Mahon
Regional Economic Conditions: Ag CreditJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on May 16, 2025
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A tired farmer wiping his brow with a downward trending graph in the background
Farmers limped across the finish line at year-endJoe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
February 21, 2025
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