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Ag Bankers Working to Keep Producers on the Land

Ag Bankers Working to Keep Producers on the Land

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Now that harvest has wrapped up, for the most part, producers and lenders will begin working through the financial details of this year, and looking ahead to spring.
Curt Everson, President of the South Dakota Bankers Association, says there are mixed results in production ag this year….

Everson says bankers will do what they can to keep producers in business…..

Everson says each operation is unique……

State numbers show farm income in South Dakota fell from four billion dollars in 2010 to about half a billion dollars last year.

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