Agricultural lenders in today's environment face many challenges when evaluating the creditworthiness of farm borrowers. To address these challenges, a survey was conducted with financial institutions in Kansas and Indiana where agricultural lenders were asked for their response to hypothetical...

It is widely accepted that net farmincome reported on an accrual-adjustedincome statement is a moreappropriate profitability measurethan net farm income reported onSchedule F of the federal tax return,which is prepared using cash basisaccounting. However, a commonpractice among agricultural...