BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5d9860f0421387528cb90b7837086b7c258 CATEGORIES:SDBA Events SUMMARY:SDBA 2021 Agricultural Credit Conference DESCRIPTION:
The South Dakota Bankers Association will pr esent the 2021 Agricultural Credit Conference on July 21-22 at the Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center at 920 W. Sioux Ave. in Pierre, S.D. This con ference focuses on the unique needs of ag bankers and the need for quality information and training to better serve their customers. The SDBA has line d up speakers on a variety of timely topics to help ag bankers navigate thr ough challenging times. Experienced and new ag lenders, as well as CEOs, wi ll all benefit from this conference.
Click here for information on exhibiting and sponsoring at the annual 2021 Ag Credit Conference.
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Conference Fee: $525/member o
r $625/non-member
After July 7: $550/member or $675/n
on-member
Onsite: $575/member or $700/non-member
All provided presentations will b e available on the SDBA’s website. Hard copy handouts will be provi ded for $25 per person.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotels in Pierre . Ask for a room from the SDBA block.
920 W. Sioux Ave.
, Pierre
Phone: 605.224.6877
Rate: $98
Block Cut Off: Jun
e 21
ClubHouse Hotel &
Suites
808. W. Sioux Ave., Pierre
Phone: 60
5.494.2582
Rate: $134
Block Cut Off: June 21
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For special dietary or mother’s roo m requests, contact Halley Lee at 605.224.1653 or hlee@sdba.com by July 14.
Pan elists will discuss current U.S. and local economic conditions, including t hose in agriculture, finance, manufacturing and credit. Labor markets will be explored and discussed as well. Panelists will also discuss how recently implemented and proposed macroeconomic policies, fiscal and monetary, conv entional and otherwise, will likely shape U.S. and local economic condition s going forward.
Bill Even is the CEO for the National Pork Board based in Des Moines, Iowa, where he has responsibility for leading Pork Checkoff-funded research, promotion and education projects on behalf of the nation’s 60,000 pork producers. Pri or to that, he worked for DuPont Pioneer and served as South Dakota Secreta ry of Agriculture from 2007 to 2010.
Dr. Joseph (Joe) M. Santos is professor and D ykhouse Scholar in Money, Banking and Regulation in the Ness School of Mana gement and Economics at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., w here he coordinates the Ness School’s graduate programs. He teaches macroec onomics and monetary and financial economics.
Mark Danielson, Supervisory Forensic Accountant, FBI—Minneapolis Division, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
Jared Kary, Special Agent, FB I—Minneapolis Division, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
Take part in this fast-paced session where you can learn from you colleagues on a variety of ag-related topics. This facilita ted session will provide an opportunity to share ideas, ask questions and l earn from one another in a fun, relaxed environment.
Wheth er crop prices are terrible or great, deciding whether or not to use certai n crop inputs can mean a profitable or an unprofitable year on the farm. Ho w should a farmer decide when and what to do? Are there certain categories, products or technologies that should always or never be used? In this sess ion, Brian Hefty will talk about the changing ag economy and how farmers, a gronomists and bankers can make the best decisions on ag inputs in the next few months. Hefty is a farmer, agronomist and CEO of Hefty Seed Company. S ince 1998, he and his brother, Darren, have co-hosted Ag PhD TV, the nation ’s most-watched agronomy television show.
Tim Ohlde will look at agricultural loan structuring, in cluding structuring options for stressed credits. Do’s and don’ts will be s hared, and key structuring tools will be discussed, including loan term, fi nancing methods or types, repayment approaches and collateral, covenants an d monitoring. Attendees will learn: how to evaluate loan structure for effe ctiveness and feasibility, specific techniques for stressed credits, how lo an structure impacts an operation’s performance, techniques for monitoring structure implementation, how portfolio performance is impacted by loan str ucture, and specific mistakes to avoid in the structuring process. Ohlde ha s 36 years of experience in community banking and ag lending, including 20- plus years as president of Elk State Bank.
Weather variability is the largest source of risk in production agriculture, and each year brings a new set of challenges to manage that risk throughout the growing season. Eric Snodgrass will discuss how weather patterns influence the growing season, talk about weather fact ors in other major production regions like Brazil and look at long term-tre nds impacting total productivity around the world. Attendees will learn abo ut advancements that are leading to increased predictive skill as well as t he known limits of predictability and how to interpret long-range forecasts . Snodgrass develops predictive, analytical software solutions to manage we ather risk for global production agriculture.
Need a b reak? Need to put things in perspective? Need to laugh? Then Mark Mayfield is your answer. Working through the challenges and changes of agriculture h is entire life, he understands rural America and what it takes to thrive. Y ou’ll remember his program because Mayfield believes, “Say it with humor an d people will take the message home.” A former farmer, ag teacher and ag lo bbyist, Mayfield speaks and entertains across the country with his unique b rand of humor and motivation. For a dozen years, he has hosted the largest indoor ag trade show in America and is in constant demand to present to all types of ag organizations.
The last two years have been interesting to say the least. A plant fire limited fed cattle slaughter capacity, a pandemic swept across the world, and the grain markets have responded to tight domestic s upplies on increased demand. Troy Bockelmann will give a brief recap of the last two years to set up what the next two years could look like for the c attle and grain markets. These insights will help determine producers’ need s and risk management strategies to help manage margins and work smarter, n ot harder. Bockelmann’s research focuses on agricultural finance, agricultu ral marketing and production economics.
Zane Gilmer will cover the general state of marijuana and hemp laws and how the industr y affects banking. He will also cover the many legal, regulatory and compli ance risks and pitfalls posed to banks by the marijuana and hemp industries and how they can be minimized or avoided. Gilmer will provide tips for ban ks that intend to provide services to marijuana and hemp customers, as well as those banks that want to avoid providing any services to these industry participants. As part of Gilmer’s regulatory and compliance practice, he h as assisted numerous banks across the country in developing and implementin g policies and procedures related to marijuana and hemp.
In 2020, the country elected a new presiden t, and a new party took control of the Senate. What does that mean for you as a banker? In this session, you will learn about the new leadership for a griculture at USDA, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. You w ill receive an update on changes to agricultural and banking policy and lea rn about potential changes in the future to a variety of issues that may af fect you and your bank. Ed Elfmann serves as senior vice president of agric ultural and rural banking policy for the American Bankers Association. He a lso works on swaps and derivatives policy, financial services and appropria tions for the ABA.
James Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, will take the audienc e into the world of espionage as he lived it during his 31-year undercover career. Olson will discuss his personal experiences with American spies who betrayed the country for money, ego or sex. He will describe why these tra itors did what they did, how they operated and how they got caught. Olson w ill leave time at the end for questions about his career, the CIA in genera l, current events or anything else on the audience’s mind. He will also pro vide an overview of his new book, “To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintell igence.”
Complete the exhibit/spons or form to exhibit and/or sponsor and send to Halley at hlee@sdba.com.
The exhibit fee is $525 for members, $625 for non-members. Thi s includes one 6-foot table with tablecloth, 2 chairs and one complimentary registration. Additional booth staff at $525 for members, $625 for non-mem bers.
Exhibit setup is Wednesday, July 21 from 8:00 – 10:30 a .m.
Exhibit hours are Wednesday, July 21 from 10:30 – 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. and 5:15 – 6:30 p.m .
Contact Halley for availability and options.
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