Ed Elfmann, ABA’s senior vice president of agricultural and rural banking, recently joined the AgriTalk podcast to discuss the state of banking for farmers and ranchers. He also discussed ABA’s participation at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on financial conditions in farm country.
The House Agriculture Committee advanced the 2026 Farm Bill by a 34-17 vote. The last Farm Bill was passed in 2018,
ABA presented a list of banker priorities to be included in the 2026 Farm Bill ahead of a House Agriculture Committee markup of the legislation.
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The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced legislation to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission the authority to regulate a broad range of digital assets.
Bankers face challenges and opportunities in multiple key areas.
ABA offered several recommendations for how the IRS should implement a new tax benefit for lenders serving rural and agricultural communities, which was included in a tax package passed by Congress last year.
