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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Covington John Curtis   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP [AGM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP - Agricultural Finance (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O 1999 K STREET NW, 4TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2017 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20006 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 03/14/2017   A   2,574 A $ 0 (1) 15,535 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 03/14/2017   A   643 A $ 0 (3) 16,178 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 03/14/2017   A   643 A $ 0 (4) 16,821 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 60.84

03/14/2017

A

4,857

(5)

03/14/2027

Class C Non-Voting Common Stock

4,857

$ 0 (6)

4,857

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Covington John Curtis C/O 1999 K STREET NW 4TH FLOOR WASHINGTON, DC 20006			SVP - Agricultural Finance

Signatures

Anjali Desai, as attorney-in-fact for John Curtis Covington		03/16/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Grant of shares of time-vested restricted stock under the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's ("Farmer Mac") 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. Includes three installments of 858 shares of restricted stock that will vest on March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020, respectively.
(2)	Includes 12,386 shares of unvested restricted stock previously granted pursuant to Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The grants of restricted stock have been described in detail in Farmer Mac's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3)	Grant of shares of performance-based restricted stock under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. The shares will vest on March 31, 2020 if the Farmer Mac maintains compliance with all applicable regulatory capital requirements between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019, with the percentage of shares that will vest to be determined by the Compensation Committee of Farmer Mac's Board of Directors.
(4)	Grant of shares of performance-based restricted stock under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration. The shares will vest on March 31, 2020 if Farmer Mac meets certain performance objectives related to portfolio charge-offs and delinquencies, as specified in the related award agreement, for the period starting on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2019.
(5)	Exercisable beginning March 31, 2018 with respect to 1,619 shares, beginning March 31, 2019 with respect to 1,619 shares, and beginning March 31, 2020 with respect to 1,619 shares.
(6)	Grant of stock appreciation rights under Farmer Mac's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan for no consideration.

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