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For ag finance professionals, there is an acute need for tools that fit the current modern landscape. Information can be difficult to procure and can even be out-of-date. As the world continues to move faster than ever before, the Harvard Business Review writes: “the...

With each passing year, technology introduces new methods of revolutionizing the way society handles data. But with a seemingly immeasurable amount of data being collected, it can be hard for financial professionals to make the best use of the information they already...

Recent years have presented new factors that necessitate that due diligence to extend beyond traditional metrics. Extreme weather events like Derechos, wildfires, and droughts are now frequent local phenomena that must be incorporated into lending risk management. ...

Ag finance has no shortage of risk. Any ecological, regulatory, or social factor that impacts harvests ultimately impacts portfolio returns. Anticipating and mitigating loss scenarios is key to remaining competitive in the volatile 21st-century marketplace. Perhaps...

Fintech is filling a kingpin role in the financial sector lately, as financial institutions work to streamline their risk management and decision-making processes. In agriculture, in particular, fintech offers a wide range of benefits for Farm Credits and lenders. But...

The 1980s saw a farming crisis that resulted in bankruptcies and defaults which left the nation’s wallet $4 billion lighter. In 2014, the state of California sought to create a new statewide water management system that would protect groundwater by instituting...

Executive reporting has evolved in recent years, with CEOs “taking on a broader array of responsibilities,” according to the Harvard Business Review. In part, that’s due to a combination of new technologies and new reporting requirements that are expanding the ways...

The modern financial business landscape is full of tough decisions, many of which are time-sensitive. The most valuable asset for making smart business decisions is being well informed. Unfortunately, given the vast amount of necessary but siloed decision support...

Financial institutions have a job to do: manage risk. Managing and reducing risk requires resilience planning, a practice that becomes increasingly easier with better access to the right risk datasets. The fluidity of data usage and utility also plays a key role. ...

Both inside and outside the agricultural sector, enterprise data management is changing rapidly. Each year, Farm Credits and banks are being introduced to new technologies to assess and monitor risk, and regulators increasingly expect that data to be reflected in risk...

Agricultural risk is inseparable from climate risk. As the climate continues to change with average temperatures increasing, more volatile swings in weather and more prolonged stress periods are set to define how growers and investors plan for the future. These...