@steveconaway1@gwiesefarms Very well put, we see our competing community banks step back from ag particularly due to
1. Lenders or even management with lack of knowledge/understand of agriculture lending
2. Regulators. banks go to bat multiple times a year for customers without mention.
@FarmerTheta Many banks terms are defined as “lesser of LTC OR LTV”. So if purchase price is $7,500 an acre but appraisal is $10,000 an acre, you have to still put down the +/-20% on $7,500. Exceptions are made occasionally on strong credits or established relationships
@gwiesefarms Question for you, is there a threshold for how much cash to build up? 1-2 years worth of op costs? That much plus enough for down payment on land purchase opportunity? Lots of ways to think about it. But lots of cash sitting idle as well
@gwiesefarms@CBKimbrell STX Ag Lender here. Our rule of thumb for Debt Service is roughly $50/acre. Fully understand that revenue is higher in northern states. But the high equipment debt service on 1,100 acres of ground is scary.
@TheLastField Had a 7400 parked at a field, noticed tire tracks but no visible damage. Tractor fired up but died shortly after. No fuel in the tank, thought they siphoned it out. Started to fill, and fuel poured out . They had drilled a small hole underneath and drained the tank that way.
@kdubbs_25@steveconaway1@FoulkShay From a bankers perspective, financials reported through your schedule C from various entities don’t always paint the full picture. Receiving business financial statements from every entity is sometimes necessary.