Relatively low interest rates continue to influence farm purchases.

Compeer Financial chief risk officer Bill Moore says rates remain attractive as income levels improve.

“There are certainly opportunities with the commodity prices today, government payments that we’ve seen, for either equipment purchases or land purchases. So how do you balance the right approach when managing your interest rates?”

He tells Brownfield because longer term rates are rising while shorter term rates stay low, a split rate transaction might be a good move.

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