2024 National School for Beginning Ag Bankers

Fundamentals of Ag Lending

June 24-27, 2024

Black Hills State University | Spearfish, SD

 2024 Agenda | Brochure | Session Descriptions | Core Instructors 

 Fundamentals of Ag Lending: National School for Beginning Ag Lenders is an intensive school designed to train in all facets of agricultural lending with emphasis on credit analysis, credit scoring, risk rating, problem loans and group case study. The school, sponsored by the South Dakota Bankers Association, will be held on the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D., on June 24-27, 2024. Attendees will receive personalized instruction and continual peer interaction fostered through a limited class size, case study and group exercises.

Set in beautiful Spearfish, S.D., right in the center of the United States, students will have ample time to enjoy the scenic Black Hills of South Dakota. Whether you enjoy hiking in Spearfish Canyon, rock climbing in the Black Hills National Forest, viewing monuments such as Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse, or just testing your luck at the tables in historic Deadwood, S.D., Spearfish has you covered!  Visit  www.visitspearfish.com.

HOMEWORK

• Get to Know Your Bank
• Bank Sim Instructions

PRESENTATIONS/HANDOUTS (these will not be handed out at school)

• View of the Ag Economy Slides
• Balance Sheet & Working Capital Analysis Handout
• Earnings Analysis Handout
• Hedging With Futures & Options Handout
• Stop Light Analysis Handout
• Stop Light Analysis Scorecard
• Cash Flow Analysis & Projections Handout
• Loan Servicing & Risk Management Handout
• Management Assessment & Customer Profiling Handout

USEFUL LINKS

• Logistics Zoom Recording
• Visit Spearfish: https://visitspearfish.com/
• Food & Drink: https://visitspearfish.com/food-drink
• About Black Hills State University (BHSU): https://www.bhsu.edu/
• BHSU Campus Map: https://www.bhsu.edu/About-BHSU/Campus-Map