About Farm Credit

We are a nationwide network of customer-owned cooperatives. We support 600,000+ farmers, ranchers, farmer co-ops, agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and rural homebuyers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

604,700 +

Farm Credit customers nationwide

$18.9 B

Amount of new loans to beginning farmers

$3.08 B

Dollars returned to farmers and ranchers through patronage

$398.2 B

Total loan volume

*As of December 31, 2023

Our Mission

Farm Credit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services, today and tomorrow. For more than 100 years, Farm Credit has fulfilled its mission – through good times and bad.

Our Customers, Our Mission

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Learn more about our mission and hear stories from across the country.

Philly Seafood

Sugar Land, Texas

Read the full story of Philly Seafood

Royal Family Farms

Royal City, Washington

Read the full story of Royal Family Farms

Dee River Ranch

Aliceville, Alabama

Read the full story of Dee River Ranch

The Farm Credit Difference

Our nationwide network of customer-owned financial institutions offer a full suite of financial products specifically tailored to the needs of farmers and ranchers, farmer-owned cooperatives, agribusinesses, rural homebuyers and rural infrastructure providers.

Cooperative Ownership.
Local Leadership.

As cooperatives, we’re owned by our customers. Each Farm Credit institution is governed by a board of directors who are customers themselves, voted into office by their peers.

Customers Share in Success

Local customer-owners share in the success of the cooperative. In 2023, Farm Credit collectively returned $3.08 billion to farmers and ranchers – that’s $21 billion since 2012.

Extensive Knowledge of Agriculture

17,000+ employees across the country carry out Farm Credit’s mission every day. Many relationship managers and loan officers, who work directly with customers, have personal experience with farming and ranching.

Committed to Rural Communities

We live and work in the communities we serve. Farm Credit is deeply committed to keeping rural America healthy and vibrant for future generations.

Our History

From our start in 1916, Farm Credit has served rural communities and agriculture. For more than 100 years, we have supported farmers and ranchers throughout rural America. We draw on those experiences as we look to the future.

Farm Credit Council

The Farm Credit Council is the national trade association representing Farm Credit institutions before Congress, the Executive Branch and others.