Educating FARMERS

Rural bankers advance customer learning opportunities ON THE THIRD TUESDAY of January, the Heartland Tri State Bank in Elkart, Kan., will shepherd more than 100 farm customers into their local civic center to hear speakers expound on topics ranging from ag economics, crop insurance, commodity prices...

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Published in:BankBeat 2018-11, Vol.203 (12), p.28-29
Main Author: Cushing, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banking
Banking industry
Community
Community banks
Farmers
Farms
Prices
Seminars
Trends
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Summary:Rural bankers advance customer learning opportunities ON THE THIRD TUESDAY of January, the Heartland Tri State Bank in Elkart, Kan., will shepherd more than 100 farm customers into their local civic center to hear speakers expound on topics ranging from ag economics, crop insurance, commodity prices, and updates from Washington, D.C. Farmer Day starts at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. and in addition to education, farmers can nosh on a complimentary dinner of fried chicken and fixings. The purpose initially was to offer help with marketing tactics and tech challenges but the event has evolved in recent years toward broader economic trends and crop prices. Blanchfield started a business as an independent bankers' consultant four years ago after spending 25 years as head of agricultural and rural banking policy for the American Bankers Association.