There’s plenty of money to lend for cattle, but risk Is a big factor.It will be a good-news, sort-of-bad-news scenario for cattle producers looking for a loan in the coming years. The good news is there are plenty of lendable funds available. The sort-of-bad news is that the level of risk and uncertainty, even in the faceof much better times for cattlemen, may tamp down some of the enthusiasm.“I’m generally positive on the beef sector,” says Bill Brush, president of Security State Bank at Ansley, NE, looking at the good-news side of the ledger. He says funds are generally available and interest rates, so far at least, have remained low. Add to that much higher cattle prices and a downturn in input costs, particularly feed, and the next few years look good.
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