Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies rose 46% in 2025 — to 315 filings compared to 216 in 2024, marking the third year in a row that filings increased, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The ...

Arkansas led the nation with 33 Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025, more than double 2024 and the most filings in the state in the 21st century, according to an American Farm Bureau report ...

There were more than 300 Chapter 12 U.S. farm bankruptcies in 2025, primarily led by operations in the Midwest and Southeast ...

Arkansas leads the nation with 33 Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in 2025. That’s more than double the number of filings ...

Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies rose 46 percent in 2025 — to 315 filings compared to 216 in 2024, marking the third year in a row that filings increased, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

315 Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies filed in 2025, up 46% from 2024. Midwest and Southeast regions recorded the largest increases. U.S. farm debt projected to reach $624.7 billion in 2026. Declining ...

More Minnesota farmers filed for bankruptcy in 2025 as high input costs and low prices for most agricultural commodities squeezed profit margins, the American Farm Bureau Federation said in a report ...

Rising input costs and flat crop prices have tightened margins, which led nine Michigan farms to file for Chapter 12 ...

The continued rise in farm bankruptcies in 2025 did not come without warning in Minnesota, where increasing numbers of farmers and lenders were turning to mediation to address financial stress, a ...

President Donald Trump is rolling out a $12 billion rescue for farmers at the very moment the farm belt is seeing a sharp spike in financial distress. The new package is pitched as a bridge for ...

Family operators of all sizes plow 90% of America's farmland, but institutional capital and private wealth continue to grow their piece of the pie.