Rural Property Finance · Est. 2012

We financerural prosperity.

From family farms spanning generations to modern agricultural operations, we provide financing that traditional lenders can't match. We evaluate the land's potential, water resources, and operational history to create funding solutions that work for rural America.

$3.8B
Properties funded
Since 2012
31 days
Avg. closing
vs. 58-day industry avg
18
States served
Rural communities
97%
Approval rate
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TerraFirm — Financing Structure · Rural Property Analysis
Cross-section diagram of a working farm showing soil layers labeled with equity percentages, a pivot irrigation system with operating line annotations, and a farmstead with improvement loan options.TOPSOIL — A HORIZONSUBSOIL — B HORIZONPARENT MATERIAL — C HORIZON40% EquityDown payment layerCollateral DepthSoil productivity indexMineral RightsSeparate appraisal lineImprovement LoanUp to $500K · 20yr fixedStorage & EquipmentOperating line · FSA eligiblePivot Operating Line$85K · seasonal draw6.85%FSA Farm Ownership7.20%Conv. Ag Mortgage7.45%Operating Line6.95%Land ContractCURRENT RATESWinter Wheat ↑NW ¼ · SEC 14T22N · R8WLOAN ANATOMY — WORKING FARM CROSS-SECTION
🌾SUSTAINABLE FARMLAND·
💧WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT·
🐄LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS·
🌿ORGANIC CERTIFICATION·
📋RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS·
🏡COUNTRY PROPERTIES·
🌽CROP YIELD ANALYSIS·
⚖️PROPERTY VALUATION·
📈GROWTH CAPITAL PROGRAMS·
🗺️LAND SURVEY SERVICES·
🌾SUSTAINABLE FARMLAND·
💧WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT·
🐄LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS·
🌿ORGANIC CERTIFICATION·
📋RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS·
🏡COUNTRY PROPERTIES·
🌽CROP YIELD ANALYSIS·
⚖️PROPERTY VALUATION·
📈GROWTH CAPITAL PROGRAMS·
🗺️LAND SURVEY SERVICES·
Four Operation Types

Every mile of farm-to-market road
tells a different story.

Click any property type to see a sample loan structure, seasonal cash-flow timeline, and a borrower who financed the same kind of ground.

Loan Structure
Loan Amount$480,000
Term25-year fixed
Rate (Est.)6.85%
LTV65% LTV
ProgramFSA Farm Ownership
Property Notes

320-acre dryland parcel with Class II soils, 18" annual precipitation average, and 12-year yield history. Clean title, no easements.

Seasonal Cash Flow
12-Month Cash Flow Timeline
Oct: Planting
-$45K expense
Nov: Input costs
-$12K expense
Dec: Dormancy
-$8K expense
Jan: Carry
-$6K expense
Feb: Carry
-$6K expense
Mar: Topdress
-$18K expense
Apr: Crop ins.
-$10K expense
May: Harvest prep
-$22K expense
Jun: Harvest + loan pmt
+$95K income
-$30K expense
Jul: Summer fallow
-$8K expense
Aug: Preplant
-$15K expense
Sep: Ground prep
-$8K expense
Income
Expenses
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From the Field

Acreage looked at my yield history and APH records, not just my tax returns. They understood that a dry year doesn't make bad ground.

Dale Whetstone
Dryland wheat & fallow rotation
Finney County, KS

Sample structure only. Rates and terms vary by property, creditworthiness, and program availability.

Loan Structure
Loan Amount$820,000
Term20-year fixed
Rate (Est.)7.20%
LTV70% LTV
ProgramConventional Ag Mortgage
Property Notes

160-acre irrigated parcel with 4-tower pivot, senior water rights (1962), Class I Ogallala soils. Avg 215 bu/ac corn yield over 10 years.

Seasonal Cash Flow
12-Month Cash Flow Timeline
Oct: Fall field work
-$20K expense
Nov: Equipment maint.
-$8K expense
Dec: Planning
-$5K expense
Jan: Input contracts
-$25K expense
Feb: Seed delivery
-$12K expense
Mar: Pivot inspection
-$18K expense
Apr: Plant + irrigate
-$35K expense
May: Irrigate + fert.
-$28K expense
Jun: Peak water use
-$22K expense
Jul: Tassel + fill
-$15K expense
Aug: Drydown
-$8K expense
Sep: Harvest + loan pmt
+$145K income
-$40K expense
Income
Expenses
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From the Field

Our water rights were senior appropriation — 1962 priority date. Every bank we talked to couldn't underwrite that. Acreage built the appraisal around it.

Karla & Tom Streibel
320 acres irrigated corn & soybeans
Scotts Bluff County, NE

Sample structure only. Rates and terms vary by property, creditworthiness, and program availability.

Loan Structure
Loan Amount$1,100,000
Term30-year amortization
Rate (Est.)7.45%
LTV60% LTV
ProgramAg Real Estate + Operating
Property Notes

1,280-acre deeded ranch, 900ac native grass pasture, 380ac CRP, calving barn (2018), 6 water tanks, 3-wire perimeter fence. Carrying capacity: 1 AUM/8ac.

Seasonal Cash Flow
12-Month Cash Flow Timeline
Oct: Preg check & cull
-$18K expense
Nov: Cull cow sales
+$35K income
-$12K expense
Dec: Winter hay
-$22K expense
Jan: Calving season
-$28K expense
Feb: Peak calving
-$32K expense
Mar: Branding & vac.
-$25K expense
Apr: Turn out to grass
-$15K expense
May: Grass season
-$10K expense
Jun: Pasture rotation
-$10K expense
Jul: Summer work
-$12K expense
Aug: Weaning prep
-$14K expense
Sep: Calf sales + loan pmt
+$110K income
-$45K expense
Income
Expenses
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From the Field

We had a tough calving season — lost 18 head to a March blizzard. Acreage refinanced us based on the herd value and the land, not the bad year.

Merle & Judy Crandall
180-cow commercial Angus operation
Beaver County, OK

Sample structure only. Rates and terms vary by property, creditworthiness, and program availability.

Loan Structure
Loan Amount$385,000
Term30-year fixed
Rate (Est.)6.95%
LTV75% LTV
ProgramRural Residential + Ag
Property Notes

40-acre parcel, 2-bed farmhouse (1987), 3-stall barn, 2ac market garden, 38ac pasture/hay. Well (8 GPM), septic (2019), mountain views, paved county road.

Seasonal Cash Flow
12-Month Cash Flow Timeline
Oct: Winter prep
-$8K expense
Nov: Carry
-$5K expense
Dec: Carry
-$5K expense
Jan: Carry
-$5K expense
Feb: Carry
-$5K expense
Mar: Spring work
-$10K expense
Apr: Garden plant
-$8K expense
May: Market sales
+$8K income
-$6K expense
Jun: Peak market
+$12K income
-$6K expense
Jul: Summer peak
+$15K income
-$6K expense
Aug: Late harvest
+$12K income
-$6K expense
Sep: Fall market
+$8K income
-$8K expense
Income
Expenses
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From the Field

We found 40 acres with a retiring neighbor willing to carry a short contract. Acreage refinanced us into a 30-year fixed before the contract balloon hit.

Priya & Nathan Holloway
Market garden & small-scale livestock
Weld County, CO

Sample structure only. Rates and terms vary by property, creditworthiness, and program availability.

From the Field

Neighbors who signed
their names to the same land.

Every borrower financed a different kind of ground — but the same hands closed the loan.

Weathered rancher in hat standing near fence line on a Kansas ranch at golden hour
Roy Beauchamp
Third-generation rancher
'23
38 days
Close time

Three generations on this ground. The bank said the cow-calf operation wasn't 'income-producing' enough. Acreage read the land itself — the AUM capacity, the grass lease history, the water rights. Closed in 38 days.

Comanche County, KS
Cow-Calf Ranch · 2,400 acres
01
Young couple smiling in front of their new farmhouse on a clear Nebraska afternoon
Savannah & Cole Reinholt
First-generation farm owners
'24
$0 balloon
Clean structure

We were the young couple at the auction — outbid twice before Acreage helped us structure an offer the retiring neighbor would take. Land contract refi into a 25-year fixed, no balloon, no surprises.

Custer County, NE
First 160 Purchase · 160 acres
02
Hispanic rancher in work clothes with cattle in background on a New Mexico high plains ranch
Denny Figueroa
Cow-calf & stocker operation
'25
5-yr avg
Income basis

After the blizzard took calves in February, my debt-to-asset looked terrible on paper. Acreage used the 5-year average, not the worst year. They financed the expansion into the adjacent section before it hit auction.

Union County, NM
Ranch Expansion · 640-acre addition
03
Woman farmer standing in irrigated corn field under blue Wyoming sky
Lori Ostrander
Irrigated grain operation
'24
1958 rights
Senior water

Our pivot had senior water rights from 1958 — the most valuable thing on the property. Every lender we called couldn't appraise it. Acreage knew exactly what those rights were worth and financed accordingly.

Goshen County, WY
Irrigated Row Crop · 480 acres
04
Man in late 30s standing in front of small red barn on a Colorado hobby farm with mountains behind
Marcus Webb
Market garden & small livestock
'25
Ag exempt
Tax structure

I wanted 40 acres with a barn and a view. Every mortgage broker sent me to rural residential. Acreage understood the agricultural use exemption and structured a loan that keeps our taxes where they should be.

Larimer County, CO
Hobby Acreage · 42 acres
05
Black farming couple standing in front of their new wheat field in South Dakota
Brenda & James Nkosi
Beginning farmers
'23
50 bps
Rate savings

FSA had us in their direct loan program but the rate was 50 basis points above what Acreage offered through the guaranteed program. They knew the difference — and they knew how to make the numbers work.

Meade County, SD
FSA Beginning Farmer · 320 acres dryland
06
$2.4B
Land financed since 2008
94%
Loans closed as quoted
38 days
Average close time
14 states
Agricultural lending territory
Updated Feb 25, 2026

Current ag rates —
no broker, no bait-and-switch.

Rates are posted weekly, tied to the 10-year CMT. What you see here is what we quote. We don't advertise a teaser rate and adjust at closing.

Program
Est. Rate
Term
Max LTV
Notes
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
Eco-conscious farming & organic certification programs
6.45%
20–35 yr fixed
Up to 90%
Green financing incentives available
Rural Development Loan
Established operations with 3+ years track record
6.80%
15–25 yr fixed
Up to 75%
Land productivity analysis required
Water Resource Financing
Advanced irrigation & water management systems
6.95%
20 yr fixed
Up to 80%
Water rights documentation enhances terms
Livestock Operations
Modern cattle & sustainable ranch management
7.05%
25–30 yr amortization
Up to 70%
5-year average revenue basis available
Country Property Plus
Rural residential with agricultural potential
6.55%
30 yr fixed
Up to 80%
Ag exemption structuring included
Operating Line of Credit
Seasonal draw against land equity
Prime + 1.25%
12-month revolving
Up to 50% of land value
Planting-to-harvest cycle aligned

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Rates effective week of Feb 24, 2026. Based on 10-year CMT plus program spread. All rates subject to property appraisal, borrower creditworthiness, and program availability. FSA rates set by USDA and may differ. Not a commitment to lend.

Free Resources

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Every tool here is genuinely useful, even if you never borrow from us. That's how we earn the conversation.

Fillable PDF · 12 pages

Land Buyer's Worksheet

FSA loan eligibility checklist, soil productivity index explainer, debt-to-asset ratio calculator, and a county-by-county appraisal guide. Everything a first-time buyer needs before the first phone call.

Interactive · Crop specific

Planting-to-Payment Calendar

Map your operation's cash flow cycle to your payment schedule. Corn, winter wheat, cow-calf, and alfalfa templates. Shows exactly when income arrives relative to principal and interest due dates.

PDF · 14-state coverage

County Appraisal Guide

Per-county land value ranges, soil class breakdowns, and appraisal methodology notes for 14 agricultural states. Understand what your ground is worth before you sit across from a lender.

PDF · Beginner farmer focused

FSA Eligibility Checklist

Beginning farmer and socially disadvantaged applicant checklists for FSA direct and guaranteed loan programs. Know before you apply whether you qualify — and which program fits your situation.

Primary Resource

The Land Buyer's Worksheet

A fillable PDF that walks first-time buyers through FSA loan eligibility, soil productivity indexes, and debt-to-asset ratios. The same worksheet our loan officers use on the first call — yours, free.

FSA EligibilitySoil Productivity IndexDebt-to-Asset RatioAppraisal Checklist
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