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Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable  
Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable

Note 7—Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had the following indebtedness outstanding:

Book

Annual

 Value of

($ in thousands)

Interest

Principal

Collateral

Rate as of

Next

Outstanding as of

as of

Interest

June 30,

Interest Rate

Adjustment

June 30,

December 31,

Maturity

June 30,

Loan

  ​

Payment Terms

  ​

2026

  ​

Terms

  ​

Date

  ​

2026

  ​

2025

  ​

Date

  ​

2026

Farmer Mac Facility

Monthly

4.92%

SOFR + 1.30%

N/A

$

63,200

$

December 2028

107,067

MetLife Term Loan #1

Semi-annual

5.49%

Fixed for 3 years

February 2029

67,086

67,086

February 2036

90,502

MetLife Term Loan #4

Semi-annual

5.58%

Fixed for 3 years

N/A

1,200

1,200

June 2027

2,695

MetLife Term Loan #5

Semi-annual

5.19%

Fixed for 3 years

N/A

1,827

1,827

January 2027

5,370

MetLife Term Loan #6

Semi-annual

5.18%

Fixed for 3 years

N/A

16,226

16,226

February 2027

26,242

MetLife Term Loan #7

Semi-annual

5.38%

Fixed for 3 years

N/A

6,934

6,934

June 2027

12,133

MetLife Term Loan #8

Semi-annual

4.12%

Fixed for 10 years

December 2027

35,200

35,200

December 2042

110,042

MetLife Term Loan #9

Semi-annual

6.37%

Fixed for 3 years

May 2027

6,400

6,400

May 2028

12,413

MetLife Term Loan #10

Semi-annual

6.36%

Fixed

N/A

21,806

21,806

October 2030

35,766

MetLife Facility

Quarterly

5.66%

SOFR + 1.95%

N/A

October 2027

70,819

Rabobank (1)

Semi-annual

5.43%

SOFR + 1.81%

N/A

4,912

4,912

March 2028

8,633

Rutledge Facility

Quarterly

5.09%

SOFR + 1.40%

N/A

February 2027

126,876

Total outstanding principal

224,791

161,591

$

608,558

Debt issuance costs

(906)

(749)

Unamortized premium

Total mortgage notes and bonds payable, net

$

223,885

$

160,842

(1)The Company had an interest rate swap agreement with Rabobank for $4.9 million. The agreement expired on March 1, 2026 (see “Note 10—Hedge Accounting”).

Farmer Mac Debt

 

The Operating Partnership has a bond purchase agreement entered into in October 2022 and amended in December 2025 (the “Farmer Mac Facility”) with Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation (collectively, “Farmer Mac”). As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there was approximately $63.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amounts outstanding and $26.4 million and $62.6 million, respectively, in additional capacity available under the Farmer Mac Facility. The Farmer Mac debt is secured by loans which are, in turn, secured by first-lien mortgages on agricultural real estate owned by wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. Farmer Mac Bond #6 and Farmer Mac Bond #7 were repaid in April 2025 upon their maturity. While Farmer Mac Bond #6 and Farmer Mac Bond #7 bore fixed interest rates of 3.69% and 3.68%, respectively, the Farmer Mac Facility bears interest of one-month term SOFR, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the credit facility is 1.30% to 1.50%, depending on the aggregate principal amount outstanding. As of June 30, 2026, the applicable margin was 1.30%. In connection with the agreements, the Company entered into a guaranty agreement whereby the Company agreed to guarantee the full performance of the Operating Partnership’s duties and obligations under the Farmer Mac debt. The Farmer Mac debt is subject to the Company’s ongoing compliance with a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants, as well as a maximum loan-to-value ratio of not more than 60%. The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants at June 30, 2026. In addition, under the Farmer Mac Facility, the Operating Partnership may request that Farmer Mac purchase additional bonds up to an additional $200.0 million, which Farmer Mac may approve at its sole discretion.

MetLife Debt

As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $156.7 million in aggregate principal amounts outstanding under the credit agreements between Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (collectively, the “MetLife credit agreements”). Each of the MetLife credit agreements contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement to maintain a loan to value ratio of no greater than 60%.

The Company also has a credit facility with MetLife that provides the Company with access to additional liquidity on a revolving credit basis at a floating rate of interest equal to three-month term SOFR plus 195 basis points. As of June 30, 2026, the facility size was $50.0 million, no amounts had been borrowed and all $50.0 million remained available under the senior secured revolving line of credit entered into by the Operating Partnership with MetLife in October 2022 (the

“MetLife Facility”). As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the MetLife credit agreements and MetLife guarantees.

On each adjustment date for MetLife Term Loans #1 and 4-9, MetLife may, at its option, adjust the rate of interest to any rate of interest determined by MetLife consistent with rates for substantially similar loans secured by real estate substantially similar to the collateral. At the time of rate adjustment, the Company may make a prepayment equal to the unpaid principal balance for each of the MetLife loans. Otherwise, the Company may make a prepayment equal to 20% to 100% of the unpaid principal balance (depending on the tranche of debt) during a calendar year without penalty.

Rabobank Mortgage Note

As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company and the Operating Partnership had $4.9 million in aggregate principal amounts outstanding under a mortgage note with Rabobank (the “Rabobank Mortgage Note”). The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Rabobank Mortgage Note as of June 30, 2026.

Rutledge Facility

As of each of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company and the Operating Partnership had no principal amounts outstanding under a credit agreement (the “Rutledge Facility”) with Rutledge Investment Company (“Rutledge”). In January 2026, the credit facility was amended to reduce the facility size to $46.0 million. The Company accounted for this amendment as a debt modification, and as a result, recognized a non-cash loss of less than $0.01 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026 within Other (income) expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The interest rate for the Rutledge Facility is based on three-month SOFR plus 140 basis points. Generally, the Rutledge Facility contains terms consistent with the Company’s prior loans with Rutledge, including, among others, the representations and warranties, affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default.

In connection with the Rutledge agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership each entered into separate guarantees whereby the Company and the Operating Partnership jointly and severally agreed to unconditionally guarantee the obligations under the Rutledge Facility (the “Rutledge guarantees”). The Rutledge guarantees contain a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of June 30, 2026, the facility size was $46.0 million, no amounts had been borrowed and all $46.0 million remained available under the facility and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the loan agreements relating to the Rutledge Facility.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company incurred $0.4 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in debt issuance costs during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025. During each of the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded amortization expense of $0.2 million which is included in interest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Accumulated amortization of deferred financing fees was $1.8 million and $3.0 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

Aggregate Maturities

As of June 30, 2026, aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the succeeding years are as follows:

($ in thousands)

Year Ending December 31,

  ​ ​ ​

Future Maturities

 

2026 (remaining six months)

$

2027

26,187

2028

74,512

2029

 

2030

21,806

Thereafter

102,286

$

224,791

Fair Value

The fair value of the mortgage notes payable is valued using Level 3 inputs under the hierarchy established by GAAP and is calculated based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates based on management’s estimates of market interest rates on long-term debt with comparable terms whenever the interest rates on the mortgage notes payable are deemed not to be at market rates. As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the mortgage notes was $217.6 million and $157.0 million, respectively.