Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM) 10-K 2012 FY Annual report

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, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Timothy L. Buzby, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and R. Dale Lynch, 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 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.

/s/ Timothy L. Buzby
Timothy L. Buzby
Chief Executive Officer
/s/ R. Dale Lynch
R. Dale Lynch
Chief Financial Officer
Date:	March 18, 2013