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The lay of the land, from agriculture’s leading experts.
An offering of AgCountry Farm Credit Services, American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit, Terrain delivers exclusive insight and confident forecasting in the market areas that have impact on our customers’ businesses.
About Terrain
Terrain's expert analysts distill vast amounts of data to provide thought leadership, market intelligence, and informed outlooks across all sectors of the agricultural economy. Get to know more about our team of analysts.
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Our insights and analyses are available to customers of AgCountry Farm Credit Services, American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit.
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What is Terrain?
Terrain is a team of economists and analysts who provide insights on economic factors, trends and agricultural markets. Terrain is an offering of four leading Farm Credit Associations: AgCountry Farm Credit Services, American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit. Combined they serve ag producers like you, from Iowa’s corn and hog farmers to California’s almond and wine grape growers.
What should I expect from Terrain?
The world you’re navigating your business through is becoming increasingly complicated and complex. Terrain will share knowledge and insights on how economic factors and trends impact markets and industries through reports, videos, meetings, presentations and more. Examples of topics researched, analyzed and discussed may include:
- How do interest rates impact the cost of grain storage?
- How may the outlook for labor availability in Rural America influence how farms and agribusiness work?
- What are the opportunities and risks unique to the next beef cow herd rebuilding phase?
Who works for Terrain?
With deep understanding of the industries, sectors and commodities they serve, the Terrain team of economists and analysts are committed to speaking in your language and providing a bridge between academic-type research and the industry. They have a diverse background with experience at land grant universities, the Farm Credit System, industry groups, consulting and lending institutions. They are all Farm Credit employees.
Do I pay for information from Terrain?
Customers of AgCountry Farm Credit Services, American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit can access Terrain’s team of analysts and their resources for free.
Can I sign up to receive updates from Terrain?
Please check with your Farm Credit Relationship Manager to learn more about accessing the latest material from Terrain.
American AgCredit customers, please go to https://www.agloan.com/terrain/.
Where should I go to if I have more questions?
Please submit more questions on the Contact Us page or by talking with your Farm Credit Relationship Manager.