Farm Credit Watch: My Farm Bill wish list
Bert Ely outlines five critical items that are key provisions Congress should include in the upcoming Farm Bill.
Tag: Rural banking
FarmerMac partners on program offering interest rate rebates for sustainability
The program will provide interest rate rebate payments to participating U.S. farmers for performing sustainable practices and providing annual agronomic ...
Additional USDA assistance available for distressed farmers
USDA will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing ...
USDA chief economist: Farm economy is strong, but some risks remain
Crop and livestock prices are still strong despite declining from recent highs, and the farm sector enters the new year ...
USDA Equity Commission shares reform recommendations, effects on farm lending
The commission made 32 recommendations for the department to root out discrimination, remove barriers to USDA’s programs and commit to ...
Farm Credit Watch: Congress must determine if FCS consolidation has impaired the system’s mission while increasing taxpayer risk
FCA should slow down mergers of large and midsize associations until it can assess FCSIC capacity to resolve a large, ...
Democrats on Ag Committee reintroduce Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act
The legislation would remove the tax liability for distressed farmers on the assistance provided under Sections 22006 and 22007 of ...
House Republicans Named to Agriculture Committee
David Scott (D-Ga.) was elected by the House Democratic Caucus to serve as ranking member of the committee.
Agricultural leadership programs plant the seeds for banking leadership
Ag leadership development programs provide training and skillsets that translate well into talents needed by successful bankers.
Podcast: How CDFI status helps one community bank stay independent
"We're a small bank, and it gets more expensive all the time to run a small community bank," says Andy ...
