Farm Bill extension included in CR to avoid government shutdown

ABA announced the recipients of its highly regarded Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association's premier awards presented annually for significant contributions to agricultural banking.

The Senate Agriculture Committee failed to advance the Farm Bill after committee Democrats objected that the legislation did not contain a two-year delay of changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

From the perspective of the American Bankers Association’s agriculture and rural policy team, the Senate Farm Bill currently set for markup is an improvement for agriculture banks.

Farmland investments will, over the long term, continue to offer a "credible and actionable pathway" for investors, according to a recent report from Bank of America. In an ever-changing economic landscape, farmland remains a "resilient and reliable investment...

Lenders reported that interest rates for most farm loans increased slightly, while demand for credit increased. Loan renewals and extensions also increased, while rates of loan repayment declined.

Farm banks accounted for more than one-third of all farm lending nationwide while maintaining solid capital, profitability and employment levels in 2025, according to ABA's 2025 Farm Bank Performance Report. Farm banks added 2,037 jobs in 2025 and...