These self-study development resources are designed to help finance
professionals better
understand the loan decision process and to make more informed decisions
regarding the assessment, extension, and collection of agricultural credit.
They are designed
to meet the needs of a diverse set of people with differing degrees of
knowledge and experience in agricultural lending, including loan administrative personnel, loan officers,
relationship executives, financial analysts, and clerical support
personnel.
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Financial
and Credit Analysis of Farm Businesses
Farm financial performance assessment is the focus of this
educational program.
Section I provides an overview of the agricultural
production sector and the financial institutions and financing
arrangements used by the sector. |
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| Section II focuses on financial
analysis and documentation of the financial performance of farm businesses
by emphasizing the unique problems of assessing risk, returns, and
repayment utilizing standard documents and information sources used in the
industry. |
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Section III emphasizes the critical considerations in
capital investment and business organization decisions, including the
different leasing arrangements used by farmers.
Section IV offers the perspective of the lender as he or
she attempts to structure a loan arrangement to match the customer’s
needs and the financial institution’s policies and procedures, to assess
the risk of specific credits, and to price a loan. |
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| Assessing
Risk in Production Agriculture
Risks faced by farmers and agricultural lenders is the
focus of this educational program which is presented in three sections.
Section I reviews some of the basic concepts of risk
measurement and risk management by exploring the general principles of
risk management and adapting them to the agricultural industry. |
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Section II focuses on risk exposure and risk exposure
management from a producer’s/borrower’s perspective by first
describing the various sources of operational and strategic risk faced by
agricultural production enterprises.
Section III emphasizes managing and structuring the extension of
agricultural credits and the management of the agricultural portfolio to
minimize the credit risk and loss exposure in the portfolio. |
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| Finally, these resources are designed to allow participants to
move at their own speed. Feedback is provided through review exercises and
website support. |
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| Financial and Credit Analysis of Farm Businesses
(Notebook and CD) |
$450.00 |
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| Financial and Credit Analysis of Farm Businesses (CD only) |
$400.00 |
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| Assessing Risk in Production Agriculture (Notebook and CD) |
$300.00 |
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| Assessing Risk in Production Agriculture (CD only) |
$275.00 |
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| Financial and Credit Analysis of Farm Businesses and
Assessing Risk in Production Agriculture (Notebook's and CD's) |
$595.00 |
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Financial and Credit Analysis of Farm Businesses and
Assessing Risk in Production Agriculture (CD's only) |
$525.00 |
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| For more information on these
development resources please contact our office by calling (217)
352-1190 or e-mail. |
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