Security Agreement with Farm Products as Collateral
Security Agreement made on the ___ day of _______________, 20_____, between
_________________________________________ (Debtor) of ________________________
___________________________________________________________ (street address, city,
county, state, zip code) , referred to herein as Debtor, and ______________________________
_______________________________________ (Secured Party), a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the state of __________________________________, with its
principal office located at ________________________________________________________
_________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) , referred to herein as
Secured Party.
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this
agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
I. Creation of Security Interest and Obligations Secured
Debtor grants to Secured Party a security interest in the collateral described below and
each separate kind and item of the collateral, to secure payment of the following obligations:
A. The Promissory Note ________________________________________________
__________________________________ (Note) of even date with this Agreement, executed by
Debtor to Secured Party, or order, together with interest as provided in such Note.
B. All rentals now or later due from Debtor to Se cured Party for the real property
referred to below or any other real property.
C. All other liabilities of Debtor to Secured Party, direct or indirect, absolute or
contingent, whether now existing or later created or arising, and whether oral or in writing.
D. All costs and expenses incurred by Secured Party, including reasonable attorney's
fees, in the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision of it or in the collection of any
obligation secured by this Agreement.
II. Collateral
The collateral (hereafter called Collateral ) in which a security interest is given by Debtor
to Secured Party is the following personal property:
A. All crops of every kind previously planted and now growing, or planted in the
future, on the lands commonly known and referred to as ______________________________
_________________________________ (name of farm) , consisting of ______________
(number) acres, more or less, located at _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________ (address of farm) .
B. All farm implements and equipment of Debtor including, but not limited to,
tractors, cultivators, discs, planters, harvesters, combines, pickers and other machines employed
in the farming of the real property mentioned above, together with all attachments and
replacements of the same, including the equity of Debtor in any such item that is subject to a
purchase money or other prior security interest.
C. Feed, seed, fertilizer and other supplies now or later owned by Debtor and used or
intended for use in the farming of the real property mentioned above.
E. Livestock described and inventoried on Schedule A attached to this Agreement,
and the increase of such livestock .
F. All products and proceeds of any of the foregoing, including cash and accounts
receivable.
III. Ownership and Preservation of Collateral
A. Debtor warrants that he is the owner of all Collateral mentioned above and
currently in his possession or control, free from any adverse lien, security interest or
encumbrance, except for the security interest now granted, and purchase-money and other
security interests of other creditors listed in Schedule B, attached to this Agreement. Debtor
shall defend Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming the
Collateral or any interest in the same.
B. Debtor shall not remove any of the Collateral from the real property mentioned
above without the prior written consent of Secured Party, except for the disposition of Collateral
provided for below.
C. Debtor shall keep Collateral and the proceeds of the same free from adverse liens,
in good condition and in an unmanufactured state. Debtor shall not waste or destroy Collateral
or any part of the same, and shall plant, cultivate and harvest the crops mentioned above, in a
good and farmer-like manner in accordance with accepted methods of farming in the county in
which the farm is situated.
IV. Financing Statements
Debtor represents that no financing statement pertaining to any portion of the Collateral
is on file in any public office. Debtor will join with Secured Party, at the request of Secured
Party, in executing one or more financing statements pursuant to _________________________
___________________________ (citation state’s code sections dealing with Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code) in form satisfactory to Secured Party, and will pay the cost of filing
such statements in all public offices where filing is deemed by Secured Party to be necessary;
provided, that Debtor shall pay the costs of filing at the appropriate public offices. If and to the
extent that continuation statements are necessary or advisable in the judgment of Secured Party,
such statements shall be prepared and filed with the full cooperation of Debtor, at such public
offices as Secured Party may deem advisable, and Debtor shall pay the filing costs for such
continuation statements to the same extent as in the case of financing statements .
V. Insurance and Taxes
A. Debtor shall maintain insurance at all times on all tangible Collateral against risks
of fire and risks included within extended-coverage provisions of standard policies, theft and
such other risks as Secured Party may require, written by such company or companies as may be
satisfactory to Secured Party , and payable in the event of loss to Secured Party and Debtor as
their interests may appear. Such insurance shall be written for the full insurable values of the
tangible collateral covered by the insurance. All policies of insurance shall provide for ________
(number) days' written minimum cancellation notice to Secured Party. All policies of insurance
may, at the option of Secured Party , be held by Secured Party . Secured Party shall have the right
to act as attorney for Debtor in connection with all claims of loss, and the negotiation and
settlement of all such claims. Secured Party may receive, endorse and deposit any insurance
drafts for losses in the name of Debtor and as Debtor's attorney-in-fact.
B. Debtor shall pay promptly when due all taxes and assessments levied against
Collateral or the proceeds of the same, or against this Agreement or any note secured by this
Agreement.
VI. Payment of Expenses by Secured Party and Right to Reimbursement
If any tax, insurance premium, lien or other expense or obligation relating to the
Collateral is not paid by Debtor promptly when due, Secured Party at Secured Party’s option
may pay any such indebtedness. Debtor shall promptly reimburse Secured Party on demand for
any such indebtedness paid by Secured Party . Such right and option of Secured Party is
cumulative, and in addition to any other right or remedy of Secured Party under this Agreement.
VII. Control, Use and Sale of Collateral by Debtor
So long as Debtor shall not be in default under this Agreement, Debtor may harvest,
process, store and use the Collateral for all appropriate purposes not inconsistent with this
Agreement, or with the terms or conditions of any policy of insurance covering the Collateral.
Debtor may also sell the Collateral at seasonable times in the ordinary course of business of
farming the real property referred to mentioned above. A sale in the ordinary course of business
does not include a transfer in partial or total satisfaction of a debt owing by Debtor to a third
person. The rights of Debtor under this section shall include the right to use and consume
appropriate kinds and portions of the Collateral in preserving and preparing for market any
livestock or poultry covered by this Agreement, and in planting, cultivating or harvesting crops
referred to in this Agreement. If Debtor shall fail so to use and employ the Collateral and
dispose of the Collateral by sale, Secured Party at Secured Party’s option may assume the
management, use and control of the Collateral and the conducting of farming operations on the
real property described above in order to protect the Collateral and preserve the rights of
Secured Party in the Collateral, and in the proceeds of the same.
VIII. Proceeds of Collateral
A. On request of Secured Party , Debtor shall promptly deliver to Secured Party after
the accounts are created lists of all accounts that constitute proceeds of the Collateral. Debtor
shall deliver to Secured Party promptly on receipt, and to the extent necessary to discharge all
obligations secured by this Agreement as they arise, all cash proceeds of the Collateral.
B. Secured Party shall have full right and power to collect, compromise, endorse,
sell, or otherwise deal with proceeds of the Collateral in Secured Party’s own name or the name
of Debtor, and, in the discretion of Secured Party , to apply cash proceeds to any obligation
secured by this Agreement or release such proceeds, or portions of the same, to Debtor for use in
the farming operations of Debtor.
C. Debtor agrees that there shall be no offsets or credits charged against any
proceeds adverse to the interest of Secured Party .
IX. Default
Debtor shall be in default under this Agreement on the happening of any one of the
following events or conditions, or any combination of the same:
A . Failure to make any payment or perform any obligation or covenant provided for
or required by any promissory note secured by this Agreement, or otherwise set forth in this
Agreement.
B. The falsity in any material respect of any warranty, representation or statement
made or furnished to Secured Party by Debtor, expressed in this Agreement or necessarily
implied by the provisions of this Agreement.
C. The occurrence of any event that causes the acceleration of the maturity of the
indebtedness of Debtor to others under any agreement which affects or may affect the position or
performance of Debtor under this Agreement.
D. The loss, theft, damage, destruction, sale or encumbrance of any of the
Collateral, or the making of any levy on, or seizure or attachment of, the Collateral.
E. Commencement of any voluntary or involuntary proceeding under the bankruptcy
or any state insolvency laws against Debtor, the death, insolvency or business failure of Debtor ,
or the appointment of a receiver for any part of the property of Debtor.
F. The failure of Debtor to plant, cultivate and harvest crops referred to in this
Agreement, in due season and in a good and farmer-like manner, or to properly care for or
protect any of the Collateral.
G. The failure to deliver to Secured Party the proceeds of any Collateral sold
pursuant to Section VIII.
X. Remedies of Secured Party
A. All obligations secured by this Agreement shall be immediately due and payable,
and the remedies of a secured party under ______________________________________
_______________ (citation state’s code sections dealing with Article 9 of the Uniform
Commercial Code) and any other remedies expressed or provided for in this Agreement, shall
accrue to and may be exercised by Secured Party on the default of Debtor. Secured Party may
require Debtor to assemble the Collateral and make it available at a place to be designated by
Secured Party that is reasonably convenient to Debtor.
B. Unless the Collateral is perishable, or threatens to decline speedily in value, or is
of a type customarily sold on a recognized market, Secured Party will give Debtor reasonable
notice of the time and place of any public sale of the Collateral, or of the time after which any
private sale or any other intended disposition of the Collateral is to be made by Secured Party .
The requirements of reasonable notice shall be met if such notice is mailed, postage prepaid, to
the address of Debtor shown in this Agreement, or such subsequent address as may be
designated by Debtor in writing, at least __________ (number) days before the time of the
intended sale or other disposition.
C. Expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale, selling and other expenses
reasonably incurred in enforcing any remedy available to Secured Party , including reasonable
attorney's fees and other legal expenses of Secured Party , shall be added to the obligation of
Debtor and be paid by Debtor to Secured Party .
D. No waiver by Secured Party , whether express or implied, of any default shall
operate as a waiver of any other default or of the same default on a future occasion.
XI. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of _______________________________________.
XII. Mandatory Arbitration
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and anything herein to the contrary, any dispute under
this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the
parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators
shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The
arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force
and effect.
XIII. Entire Agreement
This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior
understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be
binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.
XIV. Modification of Agreement
Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in
connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each
party or an authorized representative of each party.
WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.
__________________________________________
SECURED PARTY
___________________________________ By_______________________________________
DEBTOR (Name and Office in Corporation)
Acknowledgment (may vary by state)
STATE OF ______________________________________
COUNTY OF ___________________________
Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the said County and
State, on this _____ day of ___________________________, 20___, within my jurisdiction, the
within - named _______________________________________________ (Debtor) who
acknowledged that he executed the above and foregoing instrument.
__________________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission Expires:
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