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  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q of the  Federal
Agricultural  Mortgage  Corporation (the "Corporation") for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2005 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.


/s/ 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: May 10, 2005