CREDIT FACILITY - DEBT	3 Months Ended
CREDIT FACILITY - DEBT	Mar. 31, 2013
CREDIT FACILITY - DEBT
CREDIT FACILITY - DEBT	(9) CREDIT FACILITY - DEBT The Partnership has a $5.0 million revolving credit facility with American AgCredit, PCA which expires on May 1, 2014. Advances under the revolving credit facility bear interest at the base rate of 4% or the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal plus 1%, whichever is higher. There were no outstanding amounts on the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2013 and 2012. In addition to the revolving credit facility, the Partnership has a 10-year $10.5 million term loan with American AgCredit, PCA which was entered into on August 4, 2010. The term loan matures on July 1, 2020, requires equal monthly payments over the term and bears fixed interest at 6.5% per annum. The Partnership had $7.7 million and $8.7 million outstanding on the term loan at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Both the revolving credit facility and the term loan are collateralized by all personal and real property assets of the Partnership and its subsidiaries. The credit agreements with American AgCredit PCA, contain various financial covenants. The Partnership was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2013 and 2012. The fair value of the line of credit is approximately the carrying value due to the variability of the interest rate and frequency that the interest rate resets. The 10-year term loan has a fixed rate and has a fair value of approximately $8.3 million compared to a carrying value of $7.7 million as of March 31, 2013. The inputs used in determining the fair value of the loan are classified as Level 3 within the fair value measurement hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Partnership’s fixed rate term loan was determined using an estimated market interest rate of 4.25% over a life equal to the remaining maturity. The Partnership has not considered lender fees in determining the estimated fair value.

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