Resources
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Links to Other Resources
Note: The links provided on this web site are intended only as a resource of general information and internet navigation. Frontier Farm Credit (Association) is providing these links to the web user only as a convenience. The Association is not responsible for the contents of linked sites including any link(s) contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The inclusion on any link does not imply endorsement by Frontier Farm Credit of the site nor the products, services or advice. In no event will the Association, nor its officers and agents, be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, consequential, or any other damages arising out of the use, availability, or inability to use the provided services or information from the linked entities.
- Young and Beginning Farmers
http://www.agriculture.com/future - Women Managing the Farm
http://www.womenmanagingthefarm.info - Farm Decision Outreach Central
http://www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu - Farm Service Agency-USDA
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ks - USDA Livestock and Grain Market News
http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/index.htm - USDA Economic Research Service
http://www.ers.usda.gov - Internal Revenue Service Federal Tax Info
http://www.irs.gov - Farmer’s Crop Insurance Alliance
http://www.fcianet.com - USDA Risk Management Agency
http://www.rma.usda.gov - KSU Ag Econ and Farm Management
http://www.agecon.ksu.edu/kfma - eXtension
http://www.extension.org/ - KSU Research and Extension Service
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu - KSU Extension Ag Econ
http://www.agmanager.info - Kansas City Board of Trade
http://www.kcbt.com - Chicago Board of Trade
http://www.cbot.com - New York Stock Exchange
http://www.nyse.com - NASDAQ
http://www.nasdaq.com - Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html
Links to Farm Credit System Regulators and Related Entities
Farm Credit Administration
Our Regulator, the Farm Credit Administration is an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. Government. It is responsible for the regulation and examination of the banks, associations, and related entities that collectively comprise the Farm Credit System. FCA derives its powers and authorities from the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended. FCA’s mission is to promote a safe and sound, competitive Farm Credit System.
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation is an independent U.S. government-controlled corporation and not under the control of any System institution. The Insurance Corporation’s primary purpose is to ensure the timely payment of principal and interest on the System-wide Debt Securities.
Farm Credit Council
The Farm Credit Council is the System’s trade association and offers a wide range of business services to system institutions and represents the System’s interests on legislative matters.
Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation
The Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation manages the sale of System-wide securities in the nation’s capital markets. System-wide securities are the primary source of loan funds for the Farm Credit System.
CoBank
CoBank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. CoBank is also a proud member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture and the nation’s rural economy. On Jan. 1, 2012, CoBank merged with U.S. AgBank. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.