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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 * OSLICK JEROME G   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) Senior VP - General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FARMER MAC, 1133 21ST STREET, NW. SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/27/2012 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC US 20036 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 01/27/2012   M   13,333 (1) A $ 5.93 32,633 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 01/27/2012   D   3,945 (1) D $ 20.04 28,688 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 01/27/2012   F   3,389 (1) D $ 20.04 25,299 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 01/30/2012   S   2,586 (3) D $ 19.5682 22,713 (2) D   Class C Non-Voting Common Stock 01/31/2012   S   907 (3) D $ 19.5 21,806 (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

$ 5.93

01/27/2012

M

13,333

(4)

06/04/2019

Class C Non-Voting Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

6,667

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OSLICK JEROME G C/O FARMER MAC 1133 21ST STREET, NW. SUITE 600 WASHINGTON, DC US 20036			Senior VP - General Counsel

Signatures

Jerome G. Oslick		01/31/2012
**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)	Mr. Oslick received 5,999 shares of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock upon net share settlement of his exercise of 13,333 stock appreciation rights with a grant price of $5.93 per share. That exercise entitled Mr. Oslick to receive 9,388 shares of the Corporation's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, and 3,389 shares were retained by the Corporation to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements arising from exercise. Each stock appreciation right represents the right to receive, upon exercise, the number of shares of the Corporation's Class C Non-Voting Common Stock equal to the excess of the fair market value of shares on the exercise date over the grant price.
(2)	Includes 10,000, 6,000 and 3,300 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation's 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan that will vest on March 31, 2012, March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014, respectively, if the Corporation meets certain performance objectives related to business volume and portfolio charge-offs and delinquencies, as specified in the related award agreement.
(3)	Transaction effected pursuant to a trading plan adopted by Mr. Oslick in accordance with Rule 10b5-1.
(4)	Stock appreciation right exercisable beginning May 31, 2010 with respect to 6,666 shares, beginning May 31, 2011 with respect to 6,667 shares and beginning May 31, 2012 with respect to 6,667 shares.

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