
52nd Annual Midwest Agricultural Banking School
The program equips bankers and agribusiness professionals with the practical knowledge and skills needed to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural finance.

The program equips bankers and agribusiness professionals with the practical knowledge and skills needed to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural finance.

For a farm to grow, it is essential that the replacement margin be large enough to repay term debt, replace assets, and purchase new assets, and that the replacement coverage ratio be greater than one.

This program equips bankers and agribusiness professionals with the practical knowledge and skills needed to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of agricultural finance.

Rising interest rates and inflation increased costs for farmers. However, at the same time, agricultural commodity prices have increased, keeping farm incomes elevated.

This was the 50th year this school has been in existence educating students from Indiana and the surrounding states. All previous participants of the school were recognized at a banquet to mark the festivities.

The last time farm incomes were high and subsequently dropped, agriculture experienced liquidity and repayment issues.

The all-cash deal is valued at $40 million.

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North Salem State Bank appointed Jeff Joyce, its chief financial officer, to its board of directors effective January 1, 2026.

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