Allow us to be your trusted agricultural business advisors for all your operational risk concerns. Our sole focus and passion is agriculture, and we understand that each segment of the industry has its opportunities and challenges. As a relationship based provider, we believe in supporting and advising our clients through all economic cycles and generational changes.

Our three main areas of focus include Collateral Control, Process Improvement, and Business Strategy.

Collateral Control

We assist all sizes of financial institutions from small community banks to the top national organizations. We specialize in providing independent, third-party valuation services for agricultural clients. Our team can assist you with collateral audits for asset based lending operations; perform periodic inspections of crops, dairies, and/or livestock; review budget and cash flow projections; and assist with identifying risk control points. Our reporting is clear, concise, and timely.

Process Improvement

We do not follow a “good enough” policy. We believe that your policies, procedures, and processes should align with your risk tolerance level. All ideas are not appropriate for all businesses. As such, we take the time to learn about your company’s business and operational strategy before providing any guidance for improvement. Based on our experiences, our core expertise falls into two areas:

• Financial Institutions: We are able to review your collateral risk management polices, procedures, and practices and provide solutions for minimizing risk and increasing staff efficiency. If you are adding agribusiness lending to your portfolio mix, we can develop the necessary framework to get you up and running quickly and smoothly.
• Producers and Agribusinesses: Employees and software are probably your most expensive assets. Are you getting the most out of them? As businesses grow, they usually do not revise processes or procedures and soon realize that they are not getting the return that they expected. We can help you make your processes more streamlined and efficient while also taking into consideration your company culture. There is no perfect configuration for every business that stands the test of time; however, we do rely on tested methods and guidelines to provide you with the most effective strategy for your individual operation.

Business Strategy

We believe in taking a holistic approach when it comes to a company’s business strategy. It’s been proven that businesses that align their core values with their operations are more successful than those businesses that just plan for the bottom line profit. Our trained staff will sit down with you and listen to your concerns and review/analyze your successes. We can help you transfer your own ideas into tacticle details or provide you with suggestions that we identify as meeting your business goals while maintaining your core values and mission.