Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Brinch Brian M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP [AGM]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FARMER MAC, 1999 K STREET N.W., 4TH FLOOR		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP-Business Strategy
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20006		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 7,048 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right 03/31/2017 04/21/2024 Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 4,000 $ 35.6 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 03/31/2018 04/01/2025 Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 2,500 $ 32.39 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brinch Brian M
C/O FARMER MAC
1999 K STREET N.W., 4TH FLOOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20006		       SVP-Business Strategy  

Signatures

Anjali Desai, as attorney-in-fact for Brian M. Brinch 04/23/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 3,695 shares of unvested restricted stock previously granted pursuant to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's ("Farmer Mac") 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Mr. Brinch was granted: (i) 1,500 shares of unvested stock on April 15, 2016 at a grant price of $37.52, which are expected to vest on April 15, 2019; (ii) 1,300 shares of unvested restricted stock on April 3, 2017 at a grant price of $57.21, which are expected to vest on April 15, 2020; and (iii) 895 shares of unvested restricted stock on April 4, 2018 at a grant price of $85.14, which are expected to vest on April 15, 2021.

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