While commercial banks and Farm Credit system lenders hold nearly equal shares of farm debt, banks hold more non-real estate debt, exposing them to greater risks if the farm economy continues...
Katie Dehlinger
Farm Business Editor
Katie Dehlinger grew up near the Illinois-Wisconsin border in Rockton, Ill., and graduated from the University of Missouri in 2009 with a bachelor's of journalism in news/editorial writing and minors in history and sociology.
She's filled a number of roles at DTN, including nearly five years as the Markets Editor, where she covered commodities markets and marketing strategies in addition to USDA report lockups. She spent several years as the Executive Producer for RFDTV's daily news programs, Market Day Report and the Rural Evening News. She's now back at DTN, this time as the Farm Business Editor, where her reporting focuses on tax and estate planning, farmland values, health care and other issues that affect farmers' bottom lines.
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Predicting the future is, inherently, unpredictable. But late last year, Virginia Tech professor emeritus David Kohl shared what's on his radar for 2019.
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Health Insurance Check-Up
A variety of new health insurance options hit the market for farmers in 2019, and there could be even more options next year. But experts stress that, when it comes to insurance, one size doesn't fit all.
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Banks, Farm Credit Split Overall Farm Debt Load, But Portfolios Differ
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Update: A Report Day Without USDA
While USDA will not release January crop reports Friday, private companies are trying to fill the void. One such company, Gro Intelligence, released its estimates at 11 a.m. CST.
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Bankers Praise Farm Bill's Credit Title
Bankers say more farmers will use FSA loan guarantees next year after the farm bill raised the maximum level guarantee to $1.75 million. While that's seen as a substantial improvement, banking organizations say they'll continue to...
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China Pork Under Pressure
While the number of cases of African swine fever in China are low, the disruptions to transportation are creating costly regional supply and demand imbalances for consumers. The longer it takes China to contain the outbreak, the...