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Equipment: Lease Versus Own

by FCSAmerica Staff Reports | Nov 20, 2020 | The Business of Agriculture,

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit are co-sponsoring a webinar series, Two Economists and a Lender. Our November installment featured Agriculture Economic Insights (AEI) co-founders David Widmar and Brent Gloy and Chris Steinkamp, AgDirect® Territory Manager. The webinar recording from November 19 is available.

 
 

Machinery often represents a large expense category. One potential tool for managing this expense is leasing versus owning. In this episode, we reviewed key factors to keep in mind when considering lease versus purchasing decisions.

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