ABA

The past couple of years have been fairly good for farm country, financially speaking.  But will that trend continue into the future?   That was one of the hot topics at the 70th Annual American Bankers Association Ag Bankers Conference.  Curt Covingt...

If you ask farm and ranch lenders from across the country their thoughts on the future of the Ag economy, their responses may not be as somber as you’d expect.  And while there is caution about the current farm economy, Montana banker Heather Malcolm says it’s not all gloom and doom as we look at 2020.   “From a...

Last week, the federal government released banking guidance for the finance industry related to hemp producers.  The American Bankers Association said the guidance makes clear that banks are not required to file Suspicious Activity Reports on hemp producers operating under an approved federal, state or tribal license or plan.  Th...

While many in the farm and even non-farm community feel the Ag economy is not in a good place, Ag bankers are not necessarily in that camp.  Those in attendance of this year’s American Bankers Association National Ag Bankers Conference, had an upbeat mood when it comes to the farm economy.  The ABA ...

The phrase climate change can spur strong emotions in the farming and ranching world.  But if you take the politics of cause out of the discussion, there are few in rural America that will argue that the weather is getting weird.  Wildfires, droughts, massive rain events, hurricanes all have farmers, scientists, policy makers and others paying close attention.   ...

Across the nation, hundreds, if not thousands, of dairy farms are calling it quits.  At the same time, some of the more fortunate operations are expanding.  Dave Coggins is with the American Bankers Association's Rural Bankers Committee said the long slump in milk prices is catching up with some farmers.   ...

Across the nation, hundreds, if not thousands, of dairy farms are calling it quits.  At the same time, some of the more fortunate operations are expanding.  Dave Coggins is with the American Bankers Association's Rural Bankers Committee said the long slump in milk prices is catching up with some farmers.   "If ...