Ag's credit challenges: Many farm borrowers took a 2015 hit

In the contest for which commodity crop lost the most money last year, cotton may be a winner. Midwest corn and soybean growers posted mediocre 2015 returns, but thanks to bumper yields, few losses were as catastrophic as in the Cotton Belt, Farm Credit lenders report. Those geographical differences accentuate why it’s hard to generalize about crop agriculture’s current financial health. Read more at DTN/The Progressive Farmer…