Task force focuses on rural America

AGRICULTURE

The American Bankers Association (ABA), responding to needs of agriculture and rural America, has released a new report: Positioning Agriculture and Rural America for the 21st Century. The report was prepared by the 10-member ABA Task Force on 21st Century Agricultural Banking and contains a series of recommendations for managing agricultural risk, increasing banks access to lendable funds and creating new ventures and partnerships for rural America.

"Bankers share their agricultural customers' concerns about what is happening throughout rural America," said Denny Everson, chairman of the task force and senior vice president of First Dakota National, Yankton, …