Articles Tagged with ''American Bankers Association''

A dozen state ag officials say they are concerned with the role of some of America’s largest lenders in a United Nations coalition that aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of loan portfolios around the world.

Agricultural lenders in the Farm Credit System must have a plan of action on how they will service and enhance their relationships with young, beginning and small (YBS) farmers as part of a rule approved this fall by the Farm Credit Administration board.

Jeanne Merrill is stepping down from the California Climate and Agriculture Network where she was the founding policy director.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has selected Joby Young as its new executive vice president, and USDA announced the names of five officials who will lead state Rural Development and Farm Service Agency offices.

Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee are calling on the Biden administration to provide analysis and other documentation to back up the recent decision to replace the Trump-era rule that narrowed the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

USDA is rolling out its debt relief program for socially disadvantaged farmers, sending out offer letters to producers eligible for direct loan relief, even as it grapples with how to pay off guaranteed loans in the face of concerns from banks worried about loss of income.

Call it what you want — a “plateau” or a “slow-motion recession” — the ag economy is not performing well, and successful producers will be those who can innovate and manage their farms well, speakers at the annual Agricultural Bankers Conference in Dallas said this week.

A bill that President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law will soon give rural banks some relief from Dodd-Frank regulations that critics say have sometimes constrained agricultural lending.