Agri-Pulse Open Mic this week features Jeff Swanhorst, chief credit officer for AgriBank.

Lower farm income is already affecting farm balance sheets and raising concerns about operating loans. This interview includes tough questions and straight answers on the sufficiency of the new farm bill and crop insurance to help farmers manage risk, the outlook for farmland prices, and how lower commodity returns could force a shift in crop acreage. Jeff Swanhorst says the industry has entered an ag efficiency cycle that will likely include further producer consolidation.

Click here to listen to Agri-Pulse Open Mic with Jeff Swanhorst, AgriBank.