Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  of  the  Federal
Agricultural  Mortgage  Corporation  (the  "Corporation")  for the annual period
ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
the date  hereof  (the  "Report"),  the  undersigned,  Henry D.  Edelman,  Chief
Executive  Officer of the Corporation,  and Nancy E. Corsiglia,  Chief Financial
Officer of the Corporation,  each hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that, to his or her knowledge:

     (1) the Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Corporation.


Henry D. Edelman
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Henry D. Edelman
Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Nancy E. Corsiglia
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Nancy E. Corsiglia
Chief Financial Officer


Date: March 15, 2004