Farm Bill predictions: A game of wait and see
There were rumors of a markup of the 2024 Farm Bill potentially happening in March in the House Agriculture Committee,...
Prologue and Predictions: 2021’s Ag Policy Shifts and a Look at the Coming Year
Changes at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and congressional leadership made 2021 an exciting year in policy development, and the...
ABA’s Elfmann: With ECORA, Help Is on the Way
Farmers, ranchers and producers across the country have stood strong during a year of extreme economic disruption and tumult. America...
Banking on ECORA’s Encore
Though the goals for passing of the reintroduced Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2021, commonly known as...
Ag Banker Frank Bruning, Industry Icon, Dies at 94
By Ed Elfmann The agricultural banking community lost an industry icon with the passing of Frank Bruning on June 1....
Seizing Opportunities to Revive Rural Economies
As a banker working in rural America, you surely know a small town or two that seems to be dwindling...
