Forum for Ag Lending

September 22-24, 2026

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration Open

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Welcome & General Session #1: Session Title To be Announced

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #1

#1A/C: Rethinking the Farm Credit Value Proposition in a Crowded Market

  • Micah Mensing: Public Policy and Industry Analyst, Farm Credit Mid-America

#1B: From Data to Dialogue - Using Analytics to Drive Better Customer Conversations

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Reception

5:30 pm

Dinner With Strangers

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

General Session #2: The Rabbit Effect

9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Breakout Sessions #2

#2A/B: Leading Through Volatility: Strengthening Relationships While Managing Credit Risk

  • Speaker To be Announced

#2C: Mental Health, Financial Stress, and the Lender’s Role

  • Terry Hinds: Chief New Markets and Related Services Officer, Compeer

11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #3

#3A/C: Serving the Next Generation of Producers Without Losing the Current One

#3B: Using Cash Flow as a Conversation Tool

  • Evan Hahn: Director Credit Commercial Agriculture, Farm Credit Mid America
  • Cody Miller: Regional Credit Officer, Capital Farm Credit
  • Jennifer Whitford: VP of Lending, GreenStone Farm Credit Services
  • Facilitator - Jacob McManus: VP Regional Credit, GreenStone Farm Credit Services

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #4

#4A: What Top-Performing Lenders Do Differently in a Changing Market

  • Ryan Bledsoe: Regional Lending Manager, AgSouth Farm Credit
  • Allen Daley: Regional Lending Manager, AgSouth Farm Credit
  • Jeff Milliken: Sr. Business Development Manager, Texas Farm Credit

#4B: Fraud on the Front Line - Practical Risk Awareness for Lenders and Credit Officers

  • Drew Parrish: Asst General Counsel and Team Leader for Litigation and Recovery, Compeer Financial

#4C: Land Use Change, and the Future of Ag Lending

  • Dr. Blake Bennett: Professor & Extension Economist/Management, Texas A&M University Research & Extension Center

3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions #5:

#5A: Sales and Relationship Management Roundtable

#5B: Technical Skills and Applications Roundtable

#5C: Emerging Trends and Issues Roundtable

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

7:30a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Registration Open

8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions #6

#6A: From Visits to Value - Reimagining Field Engagement in a Transformed Lending Model

  • Cam Rowe: Embedded Finance Partner Officer - Agri-Access, Compeer

#6B: Technology That Actually Changes the Work: Real Lending Workflow Applications

#6C: Workforce Reality Check - Lending Teams in a Changed Labor Market

  • Speaker To be Announced

9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Closing & General Session #3: Improve Skills for Work and Life