Gain an essential understanding of agricultural collateral, risk management, loan documentation, loan administration and loan monitoring. Experienced lenders will find the material covered to be a beneficial review, while less experienced bankers will benefit from a strong foundation in the OCC guidelines for safety and soundness in agricultural lending and their application in day-to-day loan monitoring.What You'll Learn:

• Risks of agricultural lending
  
• Common agricultural collateral
  
• Agricultural loan documentation
  
• The Food Security Act of 1985
  
• Agricultural financial statements
  
• Statutory liens on farm products
  
• Documents of title: warehouse receipts and bills of lading
  
• Dealing with warehoused farm products
  
• Commodity contracts
  
• Crop and livestock inspections
  
• Registered livestock
  
• Farming operations on leased or mortgaged property
  
• Crop and other insurance
  
• Federal farm programs
  
• Lending limits