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Ag Day 2021
Building for the Success of Agriculture
23
Sep
Day 2
Agriculture with peer sharing and best practice concepts
Moody's Analytics is dedicating a virtual conference solely for the discussion of Agriculture with peer sharing and best practice concepts we all need to be thinking about today and going forward.
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Agenda10.05 - 11.05CDT
Farming Forward: The Era of Managing Ag Technology with Ag Data is Here
The rapid evolution of Ag technology coupled with Ag data is driving how top producers manage their operations and impacting how lenders offer "value" beyond financing. Two of the nation’s recognized top producers Kevin Matthews and Dan Luepkes will lead an in-depth discussion on what’s working, what isn’t, and their philosophy for the future of Agriculture.
11.05 - 11.15CDTBreak
11.15 - 12.10CDTA Century of Ag Experience (Past & 21st Century): Lessons Learned and Parallels of Today
Join Doug Johnson with Sam Miller from BMO Harris and Joe Kessie from Lake City Bank as they share over a century's worth of experience on some critical lessons learned that can be applied today.
12.10 - 13.00CDTLunch Break
13.00 - 13.55CDTAg Technology Showcase: Accelerating Farm Profitability
Join Dr. Kohl, Alicia Morris, Jason Kuzel, and Doug Johnson as they showcase what Moody’s Analytics has been working on for Agriculture. They will discuss the discipline needed for predictive analytics, resources and education, and building business acumen both on the farm and in the bank.
13.55 - 14.00CDTClosing Remarks
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SpeakersDoug Johnson Director – Agriculture Industry Practice Lead Moody's Analytics
Kevin Matthews Producer Matthews Family Farms
Dan Luepkes Producer Luepkes Enterprises
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Doug Johnson is a Director at Moody's Analytics specializing in Agriculture and has been with Moody's Analytics for over 25 years. Doug has worked with Ag lenders all across the United States and Canada, and is a frequent presenter on Agricultural topics via webinars, speaking at numerous state, regional and national Ag conferences, graduate schools of banking, and leads the charge on new Ag functionality within our solution to help serve our Agricultural customer base. His strong passion for Agricultural awareness stems from growing up on his fourth-generation Family Farm coupled with his teaching education background. Doug has first-hand experience with the cyclical and volatile nature of the Ag markets, which enables him to pull from his background and provide a valuable perspective while working with lenders and producers across the country.
Masha leads a team of subject matter experts responsible for solution structuring for allowance calculation, stress testing, capital planning, credit risk management, and insurance risk management. Her primary focus is on banks, credit unions, and insurance companies.
Masha spent over 16 years in the financial industry in the U.S. in various roles, including audit, technical accounting policy, financial reporting. Earlier in her career, Ms.Muzyka led the solution consulting team at SS&C Primatics and focused on technical accounting policy at Freddie Mac and FHLB OF. Masha holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the Moscow State University; is a CPA licensed in VA, and is a member of AICPA.
Doug Johnson is a Director at Moody's Analytics specializing in Agriculture and has been with Moody's Analytics for over 25 years. Doug has worked with Ag lenders all across the United States and Canada, and is a frequent presenter on Agricultural topics via webinars, speaking at numerous state, regional and national Ag conferences, graduate schools of banking, and leads the charge on new Ag functionality within our solution to help serve our Agricultural customer base. His strong passion for Agricultural awareness stems from growing up on his fourth-generation Family Farm coupled with his teaching education background. Doug has first-hand experience with the cyclical and volatile nature of the Ag markets, which enables him to pull from his background and provide a valuable perspective while working with lenders and producers across the country.
Dan is a 5th-generation, Illinois farmer who was raised on a small 200-acre dairy farm where they milked over 60 cows and raised farrow to finish hogs. From the time he was 7 years old, he was up for the 5 am milking and home after school milking beside his dad full time.
Dan graduated early from high school to work for his dad milking cows and farming. When he was 27, their dairy barn burned down. They made the decision not to rebuild. Instead, they raised dairy heifers and farmed their small acreage. Dan picked up a few small farms and continued to grow eventually saving enough money to buy challenging, low productivity, sandy farms that no one else wanted. Dan began learning that these sandy farms could be planted early and with the addition of irrigation combined with high management those acres could out-yield my “good” ground.
Dan has entered and placed in the top three in multiple regional contests and has continued to push his limits. In the past four years, he has placed first in the Illinois NCGA Irrigated Division with 327.5 bushels, his highest entry.
Kevin and his wife own and operate Matthews Family Farms of North Carolina, Inc., Precision Nutrient Management, Inc., and Deep Creek Grain, Inc. in East Bend and Yadkinville N.C. Prior to farming full-time, he earned an Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering, which has been a huge asset in his farming operation.
Kevin spends a tremendous amount of time implementing and testing new technologies and test plots with a focus on no-till conservation and irrigation management. These practices have blessed Matthews Family Farms of NC, Inc. with numerous high yield awards and state records in corn and soybeans from no-till dryland to irrigated crops. His success with irrigation began with center pivots early on, and now with many acres of subsurface drip “SDI” irrigation. The SDI success along with non-irrigated no-till yields has created many opportunities to teach others through speaking engagements all over the country. From small to large field day groups, multiple presentations at the Commodity Classic, and the Ag PhD Field Day along with onsite test plots in Baltic S.D.,
Doug Johnson is a Director at Moody's Analytics specializing in Agriculture and has been with Moody's Analytics for over 25 years. Doug has worked with Ag lenders all across the United States and Canada, and is a frequent presenter on Agricultural topics via webinars, speaking at numerous state, regional and national Ag conferences, graduate schools of banking, and leads the charge on new Ag functionality within our solution to help serve our Agricultural customer base. His strong passion for Agricultural awareness stems from growing up on his fourth-generation Family Farm coupled with his teaching education background. Doug has first-hand experience with the cyclical and volatile nature of the Ag markets, which enables him to pull from his background and provide a valuable perspective while working with lenders and producers across the country.
Joseph Kessie serves as Senior Vice President, Commercial South Regional Manager at Lake City Bank. He also manages the entire Agribusiness Loan Portfolio. He started his career in financial services in 1983 and joined Lake City Bank in 1997.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture finance at Purdue University and his master’s degree in business administration at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is also a graduate of the Colorado Graduate School of Banking.
Kessie served as 2017-18 chair of the ABA Agricultural and Rural Bankers Committee and is also on the Executive Board of The Farm Financial Standards Council. Other past and current leadership roles include chairman and treasurer of the Whitley County Economic Development Corp.; director of Parkview Whitley Hospital; director of Indiana Grain Indemnity Corp.; President of the Huntington University Agricultural Studies Advisory Board; and director of the Whitley County Community Foundation. Additionally, Kessie has been active with 4-H, Future Farmers of America, Pork Producers, Beef Producers and Indiana Young Farmers, among other organizations. He is also a former instructor for the Midwest Agricultural Banking School and past chairman of both the Indiana Bankers Association Agricultural Committee and the Indiana Society of Ag Bankers. In 1995, Kessie received the Swackhamer Outstanding Agri-Banker Award presented by the Indiana Bankers Association.
Sam Miller is Managing Director of Agriculture Banking at BMO Harris Bank. Sam manages and leads production agriculture and agribusiness-related banking activities. Sam has over 37 years of agricultural banking experience, the past 33 at BMO Harris Bank.
Being passionate about the agricultural industry, Sam has served on many boards including the Wisconsin Dairy 2020 Council, Wisconsin Bankers Advanced Agricultural Banking School, American Bankers Association-Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association, Dairy Business Innovation Center and the FaB Wisconsin Food and Beverage Leadership Council. He is also on the faculty of the National School for Beginning and Experienced Ag Bankers.
In September 2013, Sam was awarded the Bruning Award by the American Bankers Association for Rural and Agriculture Banking for his leadership and outstanding dedication to providing credit and financial guidance to farmers, ranchers, and businesses in rural America. In October 2012, Sam was recognized by the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) as one of 40 honorees who have a common commitment to agriculture, life sciences and paving the way for future generations.
He also writes a monthly Agrivision column for the Wisconsin Agriculturist magazine, speaks at many agricultural conferences, and has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal as well as other news outlets about ag industry updates. Sam holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh.
Doug Johnson is a Director at Moody's Analytics specializing in Agriculture and has been with Moody's Analytics for over 25 years. Doug has worked with Ag lenders all across the United States and Canada, and is a frequent presenter on Agricultural topics via webinars, speaking at numerous state, regional and national Ag conferences, graduate schools of banking, and leads the charge on new Ag functionality within our solution to help serve our Agricultural customer base. His strong passion for Agricultural awareness stems from growing up on his fourth-generation Family Farm coupled with his teaching education background. Doug has first-hand experience with the cyclical and volatile nature of the Ag markets, which enables him to pull from his background and provide a valuable perspective while working with lenders and producers across the country.
Dr. Dave Kohl is an academic Hall of Famer in the College of Agriculture at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Dr. Kohl has keen insight into the agriculture industry gained through extensive travel, research, and involvement in ag businesses. He has traveled nearly 10 million miles; conducted more than 7,000 presentations; and published more than 2,500 articles in his career. Dr. Kohl’s wisdom and engagement with all levels of the industry provide a unique perspective into future trends.
Doug Johnson is a Director at Moody's Analytics specializing in Agriculture and has been with Moody's Analytics for over 25 years. Doug has worked with Ag lenders all across the United States and Canada, and is a frequent presenter on Agricultural topics via webinars, speaking at numerous state, regional and national Ag conferences, graduate schools of banking, and leads the charge on new Ag functionality within our solution to help serve our Agricultural customer base. His strong passion for Agricultural awareness stems from growing up on his fourth-generation Family Farm coupled with his teaching education background. Doug has first-hand experience with the cyclical and volatile nature of the Ag markets, which enables him to pull from his background and provide a valuable perspective while working with lenders and producers across the country.
Kevin and his wife own and operate Matthews Family Farms of North Carolina, Inc., Precision Nutrient Management, Inc., and Deep Creek Grain, Inc. in East Bend and Yadkinville N.C. Prior to farming full-time, he earned an Associate Degree in Electronic Engineering, which has been a huge asset in his farming operation.
Kevin spends a tremendous amount of time implementing and testing new technologies and test plots with a focus on no-till conservation and irrigation management. These practices have blessed Matthews Family Farms of NC, Inc. with numerous high yield awards and state records in corn and soybeans from no-till dryland to irrigated crops. His success with irrigation began with center pivots early on, and now with many acres of subsurface drip “SDI” irrigation. The SDI success along with non-irrigated no-till yields has created many opportunities to teach others through speaking engagements all over the country. From small to large field day groups, multiple presentations at the Commodity Classic, and the Ag PhD Field Day along with onsite test plots in Baltic S.D.,
Dan is a 5th-generation, Illinois farmer who was raised on a small 200-acre dairy farm where they milked over 60 cows and raised farrow to finish hogs. From the time he was 7 years old, he was up for the 5 am milking and home after school milking beside his dad full time.
Dan graduated early from high school to work for his dad milking cows and farming. When he was 27, their dairy barn burned down. They made the decision not to rebuild. Instead, they raised dairy heifers and farmed their small acreage. Dan picked up a few small farms and continued to grow eventually saving enough money to buy challenging, low productivity, sandy farms that no one else wanted. Dan began learning that these sandy farms could be planted early and with the addition of irrigation combined with high management those acres could out-yield my “good” ground.
Dan has entered and placed in the top three in multiple regional contests and has continued to push his limits. In the past four years, he has placed first in the Illinois NCGA Irrigated Division with 327.5 bushels, his highest entry.