1. finance
2. bank

November 19, 2012
Dr. Jay Akridge
Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture
Purdue University
615 W. State St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
Dear Dr. Akridge:
I am writing to apply for the Associate Dean of Extension and Director of the
Cooperative Extension Service position at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. My
educational background and professional experience leading agricultural/rural research and
outreach programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City makes me well qualified for the
position. I believe my experiences directing stakeholder relations and abilities in building
collaborative working environments have prepared me to lead the extension programs and
enhance Purdue University as a leading institution building a greater Indiana.
As the Omaha Branch Executive, I am responsible for stakeholder relations and outreach
programs in the state of Nebraska for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. I work closely
with the Omaha Branch Board of Directors, a group of business, banking, and community
leaders who provide their perspectives on monetary policy and bank management. I lead director
recruitment and orientation efforts for the Omaha board as well as other advisory councils
associated with the Federal Reserve. In addition, I guide congressional staff seminars in state of
Nebraska and serve as the agricultural specialist in congressional staff seminars throughout the
Tenth Federal Reserve District. I also direct agricultural stakeholder relations for the Bank by
hosting roundtables and coordinating the National Agricultural Credit Committee, a semi-annual
meeting of agricultural finance executives, who also meet annually with the NC-1177 regional
research group to foster interaction with industry and academic leaders on agricultural finance
issues. Moreover, I serve on multiple civic and university boards and am frequently invited to
speak at company board of director meetings to help guide their strategic plans.
In addition to my duties as Omaha Branch Executive, I direct the agricultural and rural
research program at the Federal Reserve of Kansas City. Growing up on a dairy farm during the
1980s, I learned that healthy rural communities are those that provide economic opportunities
both at the farm gate and on Main Street. Since my graduate studies at Purdue University, I have
developed a broad research program focused on creating and disseminating knowledge,
information, and insights on both agricultural and rural development. My agricultural research
articles covering agricultural super-cycles, farmland values, agricultural trade, and value-added
opportunities have been published in academic and Federal Reserve publications. In addition, I
have published academic and Federal Reserve articles exploring rural development issues
ranging from manufacturing plant locations, entrepreneurship, rural migration, demographics,
obesity, and knowledge-based economic growth in rural communities.
My applied research is the cornerstone of a robust outreach program that has positioned
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as a leading voice on agricultural and rural issues. I
frequently provide monetary policy briefings on agricultural and rural issues at both the Bank
and Federal Reserve System level. I set the Bank’s vision and strategic plan on agricultural and
rural issues and lead numerous agricultural research and outreach programs for both Bank and
Federal Reserve System programs. I manage the Bank’s agricultural credit survey, published
quarterly as the Tenth District Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions, and the Federal Reserve
System’s national survey on agricultural lending, published quarterly as the Agricultural Finance
Databook. I am also the editor for the Main Street Economist, a bi-monthly publication
discussing issues important to rural and agricultural stakeholders that has seen its readership rise
20 percent since 2007. In 2010, I developed the Bank’s annual agricultural symposium, which
has quickly emerged as a premier conference discussing long-term agricultural issues.
Through these efforts, I have gained recognition as a national leader on agricultural and
rural issues. Policy makers, government officials, academics and the media widely cite my
research. I have testified before Congress on agricultural finance issues and participated in
conferences sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD), United States Department of Agriculture, the United States State Department, National
Council of State Legislatures and the Lieutenant Governors Association. I am a regular speaker
at agricultural industry conferences and banking associations, such as the American Bankers
Association and Independent Community Bankers Association annual conventions. In addition
to my agricultural/rural portfolio, I am also responsible for Federal Reserve outreach programs in
Nebraska, speaking to various business and community groups. Since 2007, my speech requests
have increased from 60 to 110 per year. Media citations on my agricultural and rural expertise
have averaged 20 per month over the past year, reaching national outlets such as the Wall Street
Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Atlantic Monthly and National Public Radio. In the
past three years, I have been a guest on Fox Business News, CNBC, and Agri-Talk.
My ability to build a collaborative working environment crossing multiple departments
and divisions in the Federal Reserve System has been instrumental in my success. As the Branch
Executive, I lead the strategic visioning process for the Omaha Branch, which includes a crossfunctional team of PhD economists, community development advisors, education specialists, and
communications staff. Our team creates and implements outreach programs covering economic
education, community development, and agricultural/rural programming. I have also partnered
with my colleagues in the bank examination division to successfully position the Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City as the leading agricultural bank regulating institution in the Federal Reserve
System.
I am passionate about building healthy, vibrant agricultural and rural communities.
Building great communities requires developing people and visionary leadership. Education and
research enhance the technical skills needed for success. Yet, business and community leaders
clamor for people that possess the soft skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking,
strategic visioning, and leadership. These skills often emerge from experiential learning.
Cooperative extension not only provides opportunities to transfer information and technical
knowledge from applied research, but it also plays a larger role in developing these soft skills by
being a laboratory of experiential learning across the state of Indiana.
I believe my experiences interacting with business and community leaders on behalf of
the Federal Reserve provides me with a unique set of research, outreach, and leadership skills to
be successful in this position. People are the foundation for building vibrant agricultural and
rural communities. Cooperative extension is uniquely positioned to develop the soft skills in
leaders and transfer the technical knowledge and insights that are necessary to building a vibrant
agricultural sector and healthy rural communities. In short, Purdue University’s Cooperative
Extension Service is a cornerstone institution that is helping build a greater Indiana. I would be
honored to assist you in this endeavor and serve the people of Indiana
Attached is my leadership statement, my curriculum vitae, professional resume, and list
of references. I look forward to talking with you about the position. Go Boilers!
Sincerely,
Jason Henderson
Leadership Philosophy
Jason Henderson
Leadership is creating a culture that turns vision into action. To create culture, leaders
must display the values they seek to instill in the working environment. In short, leaders must
live the culture, lead by example and model the way.
I live my life by five words – work hard, have fun, smile. Although most people
understand the concept of hard work, people work hardest when they are able to apply their
talents to their life’s passion. Amazing levels of accomplishment arise when people align their
talents with their passion. When people are fulfilling their passion, life is fun. They are full of
energy and a dynamic spirit arises from them. Then people smile, a contagious smile that
engages people and draws them to join the mission.
As a leader it is my job to help people apply their talents to their passions. It requires
listening to the goals, values, and desires of people. When working in collaborative groups, it
requires the ability to synthesize different ideas and find a common thread that weaves the
passions of the team together. The ability to communicate this common thread or shared vision is
essential. People need to see how they play a role on the team. From my perspective, a vision
must be broad enough for inclusion, simple enough to embrace, and small enough to see
progress.
Leadership is also a collaborative relationship between people. By definition, leaders
need a constituency of followers. Building successful teams in a collaborative environment
depends on the ability to recognize the strengths people possess and placing them and the team in
a position to succeed. Not only does it require the sacrifice of individual goals for team success,
it requires the alignment of incentives according to shared benefits.
Leaders also provide people the freedom to act. They remove barriers to action and
innovation. Leaders must be willing to stretch conventional boundaries, partner, and take risks.
To entice appropriate risk taking behavior, incentives must be aligned to reward appropriate risk
and return relationships. A sense of trust and confidence is essential in collaborative work
environments as teams must believe other team members will act with integrity and do the right
thing even in tough times. Teams must also be based on service, helping others fulfill the shared
mission of the team. Leaders need to align responsibility with authority. Responsibilities and
actions need to be clearly identified for each team participant and each participant must be given
the authority and freedom to complete their tasks.
Finally, I believe leaders should focus on continuous improvement. Striving for
excellence and completing a job well done are vital goals, and leaders must set high standards for
themselves and those around them. To achieve continuous improvement, leaders must also
provide feedback geared toward aligning a person’s actions and behaviors with the shared vision
of the team. The feedback must be specific, targeted toward how people are achieving success
and how they can enhance their skills to improve performance. From hard work to continuous
improvement, leadership is the ability to inspire and motivate people into action. It is helping
them envision how they can make their community a better place to live, work, and play.
REFERENCES
Dr. Alan Barkema
Former Senior Vice President and Director of Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Former Head of Agricultural Economic Department
Oklahoma State University
17616 Penrose Lane
Lenexa, KS 66219
913-685-1008
[email protected]
Dr. Stephan Weiler
Professor of Economics and Research Associate Dean
College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University
C329 Clark
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1771
970-491-5538
[email protected]
Dr. Allan Gray
Director, Center for Food and Agricultural Business
Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
Krannert Room 784C
403 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47904
765-494-4323
[email protected]
Dr. Kenneth Foster
Department Head and Professor of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University
Krannert Room 563
403 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47904
765 494 4191
[email protected]
Mr. James Farrell
President and CEO
Farmers National Company
11516 Nicholas, Suite 100
Omaha, Nebraska 68154
(402) 496-3276 x335
[email protected]
JASON R. HENDERSON
7915 Brentwood Drive | LaVista, NE 68128
[email protected] | H(402) 884-1302 | C(402) 403-7709
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Omaha Branch Executive
2006 - present
Vice President
2007 - present
Lead strategic initiatives to position the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as international leader
in agricultural finance research.
 Manage and revitalize Bank publications on agricultural and rural research – Main Street Economist,
and Survey of Tenth District Agricultural Credit Conditions. Expanded Main Street Economist
readership by 20 percent since 2007.
 Redesigned Federal Reserve System’s Agricultural Finance Databook after assuming management
responsibility in 2010 to expand media mentions and industry readership.
 Participate in Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s monetary policy process.
Build relationships with international agricultural industry leaders and business, banking, and
community leaders in the state of Nebraska.
 Develop and sustain agricultural industry relations through the coordination and development of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual agricultural symposium and the semi-annual National
Agricultural Credit Committee meetings.
 Monitor economic conditions in the state of Nebraska. Created the Nebraska Economist to provide
ongoing economic insight for the state.
 Serve as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s public spokesperson to the agricultural industry
and the state of Nebraska.
 Recruit and work closely with the Omaha Branch Board of Directors.
Lead the administrative functions of the Omaha Branch.
 Provide input on strategic direction of Regional, Public, and Community Affairs Division and the
Economic Research Division.
 Lead public outreach programs through collaboration with Community and Public Affairs
departments.
 Serve as the Regional Research Coordinator to guide the development of regional research
publications across the four offices of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
 Collaborate with Examinations and Inspections department to assist in bank regulation activities and
monitoring of national agricultural banking conditions.
Senior Economist and Economist, Center for the Study of Rural America
2001-2006
 Conducted economic research and analysis on the agricultural and rural economies.
Research Associate and Assistant Economist
 Provided analytical support for research projects in the regional research group
1996-1998
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Agricultural Economics, 2001
M.S. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Agricultural Economics, 1996
B.A. Central College, Pella Iowa, Major: Economics, Minors: Mathematics and History, 1994
PUBLISHED REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES (13 articles)
Selected Publications
Boehlje, Michael, Brent Gloy, and Jason Henderson. 2012. “U.S. Farm Prosperity: The New Normal or
Reversion to the Mean.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics (94)2.
Henderson, Jason and Stephen Weiler. 2010. ““Entrepreneurs and Job Growth: Probing the Boundaries of
Time and Space” Economic Development Quarterly, 24(1) pp. 23.32.
Henderson, Jason and Brent Gloy. 2009. “The Impacts of Ethanol Plants on Cropland Values in the Great
Plains” Agricultural Finance Review, 69(1), pp. 36-48.
Henderson, Jason and Sean Moore. 2006. “The Capitalization of Wildlife Recreation Income on Farmland
Values” Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, December, 38(3), pp. 597-610.
Henderson, Jason, Frank Dooley, and Jay Akridge. 2004. “Internet and E-commerce Adoption by
Agricultural Input Firms,” Review of Agricultural Economics, 26(4), pp. 505-520.
Henderson, Jason R. and Kevin T. McNamara. 2000. “The Location of Food Manufacturing Plant
Investments in Corn Belt Counties,” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 25(2),
December, pp. 680-697.
FEDERAL RESERVE PUBLICATIONS (67 articles)
Long-term Peer-Reviewed Research Studies (19 articles), Selected Articles
“Agriculture’s Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, Fourth Quarter 2011, co-authored with Brent Gloy and Michael Boehlje.
“Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time, Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, First Quarter 2011.
“Coming Home to Rural America: Demographics Shifts in the Tenth District” Economic Review, Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Third Quarter 2009, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“The Impact of the Ethanol Boom on Rural America,” Regional Economic Development, Federal Reserve
Bank of St. Louis, 2009.
“Will Farmland Values Keep Booming?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
Second Quarter 2008.
“Gauging a Region’s Entrepreneurial Potential” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
Third Quarter 2005, co-authored with Sarah Low and Stephen Weiler.
“Can Rural America Support a Knowledge Economy?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank o f
Kansas City, Third Quarter 2004, with Bridget Abraham.
Analysis in Main Street Economist (48 articles), Selected Articles
“Rebuilding Rural Manufacturing” 2012: Issue 2
“Will U.S. Food Prices Follow Global Trends?” 2011: Issue 3.
“Rural America’s Fiscal Challenge” 2010: Issue 3, co-authored with Alison Felix.
“Will High Farmland Values Hold?” 2009: Issue 6, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“Can Grain Elevators Survive Record Crop Prices?” 2008: Issue 3, co-authored with Nancy Fitzgerald.
“Can Ethanol Power the Rural Economy? 2007: Issue 1, co-authored with Nancy Novack.
“Obesity: America’s Economic Epidemic” 2006: Issue 2, co-authored with Sarah Low.
“Katrina and Rita: Lingering Affects on Agriculture.” October 2005, co-authored with Mark Drabenstott
“Wildlife Recreation: Rural America’s Newest Billion Dollar Industry.” April 2004.
“FAQs about Mad Cow Disease and its Impact.” December 2003.
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY AND SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Approximately 50 public presentations per year since 2009
Selected Presentations
Congressional Testimony to U.S. House Agricultural Subcommittee on Department Operation, Oversight
and Credit, April 14, 2011
Congressional Testimony to U.S. House Agricultural Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and
Risk Management, April 1, 2009.
American Bankers Association, National Agricultural Bankers Conference, November 2009 and 2012.
Independent Community Bankers Association, National Convention, March 2010, 2011, and 2012.
National Council of State Legislatures – Ag Chairs Summit, January 2012.
North American Agricultural Journalists Association, April 2010 and April 2011.
Nebraska Governor’s Agricultural Conference, March 2010 and March 2011.
National Lieutenant Governors Association, December 2010.
Council of State Governments – Midwestern Legislative Conference, August 8 and 9, 2010.
U.S. Department of State, Rural Economic Transformation Speaker Program, South Korea,
August 2-5, 2010
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Rural Policy Conference, October
13, 2009.
CIVIC BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors– Ex Officio
Omaha MetroYMCA Board of Directors – Ex Officio
Nebraska Council of Economic Education Advisory Director – Ex Officio
Central College, Economics, Accounting and Management (EAM) Department Advisory Council
Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Dean’s Advisory Board
University of Nebraska – Omaha, College of Business Administration, National Advisory Board
University of Nebraska- Lincoln, North Central Risk Management Education Center, Stakeholders Group
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Center for Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization – External
Advisory Board
Applied and Agricultural Economics Association, Member of the Outreach Committee
SELECTED HONORS
Midlands Business Journal, 40 Under 40 recipients, 2010
Purdue University APEX Award, 2010
American Agricultural Economics Association,
Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, 1997;
First Place, Poster Competition, 1998
Purdue University, Agricultural Economics Department, Outstanding Master’s Thesis, 1997
Gamma Sigma Delta, Purdue Chapter, The Honor Society of Agriculture, 1999 inductee
JASON R. HENDERSON
7915 Brentwood Drive | LaVista, NE 68128
[email protected] | H(402) 884-1302 |C(402)403-7709
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Omaha Branch Executive
2006 - present
Vice President
2007 - present
Direct strategic initiatives to position the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as international
leader in agricultural finance research.
 Manage and revitalize Bank publications on agricultural and rural research – Main Street
Economist, and Survey of Tenth District Agricultural Credit Conditions. Expanded Main Street
Economist readership by 20 percent since 2007.
 Redesigned Federal Reserve System’s Agricultural Finance Databook after assuming
management responsibility in 2010 to expand media mentions and industry readership.
 Participate in Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s monetary policy process.
Build relationships with international agricultural industry leaders and business, banking, and
community leaders in the state of Nebraska.
 Develop and sustain agricultural industry relations through the coordination and development of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual agricultural symposium and the semi-annual
National Agricultural Credit Committee meetings.
 Monitor economic conditions in the state of Nebraska. Created the Nebraska Economist to provide
ongoing economic insight for the state.
 Serve as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s public spokesperson to the agricultural
industry and the state of Nebraska.
 Recruit and work closely with the Omaha Branch Board of Directors.
Lead the administrative functions of the Omaha Branch.
 Provide input on strategic direction of Regional, Public, and Community Affairs Division and the
Economic Research Division.
 Lead public outreach programs by collaborating with Community and Public Affairs departments.
 Serve as the Regional Research Coordinator to guide the development of regional research
publications across the four offices of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
 Collaborate with Examinations and Inspections department to assist in bank regulation activities
and monitoring of national agricultural banking conditions.
Lecturer, University of Nebraska-Omaha
2011-2012
 Lecture on role of monetary policy and economic activity for executive MBA program
Senior Economist and Economist, Center for the Study of Rural America
2001-2006
 Conducted economic research and analysis on the agricultural and rural economies.
Research Associate and Assistant Economist
 Provided analytical support for research projects in the regional research group
1996-1998
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Agricultural Economics, 2001
M.S. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Agricultural Economics, 1996
B.A. Central College, Pella Iowa, Major: Economics, Minors: Mathematics and History, 1994
PUBLISHED REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES (13 articles)
Selected Publications
Boehlje, Michael, Brent Gloy, and Jason Henderson. 2012. “U.S. Farm Prosperity: The New Normal or
Reversion to the Mean.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics (94)2.
Henderson, Jason and Stephan Weiler. 2010. “Entrepreneurs and Job Growth: Probing the Boundaries of
Time and Space” Economic Development Quarterly, 24(1) pp. 23.32.
Henderson, Jason and Brent Gloy. 2009. “The Impacts of Ethanol Plants on Cropland Values in the Great
Plains” Agricultural Finance Review, 69(1), pp. 36-48.
Henderson, Jason and Sean Moore. 2006. "The Capitalization of Wildlife Recreation Income on Farmland
Values" Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, December, 38(3), pp. 597-610.
Henderson, Jason, Jay Akridge, and Frank Dooley. 2006. "Internet and E-commerce Use in Agribusiness
Firms: 2004," Journal of Agribusiness, 24(1), pp. 17-39.
Henderson, Jason, Jay Akridge, Frank Dooley, and Antonio Carre. 2005. "Adoption of Internet Strategies
by Agribusiness Firms," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 8(4), pp. 4261.
Henderson, Jason and Kendall McDaniel. 2005. "Natural Amenities and Rural Employment Growth: A
Sector Analysis," The Review of Regional Studies, 35(1), pp. 80-96.
Henderson, Jason, Frank Dooley, and Jay Akridge. 2004. "Internet and E-commerce Adoption by
Agricultural Input Firms," Review of Agricultural Economics, 26(4), pp. 505-520.
Henderson, Jason R., Frank Dooley, Jay Akridge, and Michael Boehlje, 2001 "Distribution Channel
Strategies and E-Business in the Agribusiness Industries," Quarterly Journal of Electronic
Commerce, 2(1), pp. 47-66.
Eales, James and Jason R. Henderson. 2001. "The Impact of Negativity on Separability Testing,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83(2), May, pp. 465-477.
Henderson, Jason R. and Kevin T. McNamara. 2000. "The Location of Food Manufacturing Plant
Investments in Corn Belt Counties," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 25(2),
December, pp. 680-697.
Lamb, Russell L. and Jason R. Henderson. 2000. "FAIR Act Implications for Land Values in the Corn
Belt," Review of Agricultural Economics, 22(1), Spring-Winter, pp. 102-119.
Henderson, Jason R. and Kevin T. McNamara. 1997. "Community Attributes Influencing Local Food
Processing Growth in the U.S. Corn Belt," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 45, pp.
235-50.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Henderson, J., Low, S.A., and Weiler, S. "The Drivers of Regional Entrepreneurship in Rural and Metro
Areas" in Norman Walzer, ed., Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development, Chapter 5.
Lexington Books, 2007.
FEDERAL RESERVE PUBLICATIONS (67 articles)
Long-term Peer-Reviewed Research Studies (19 articles)
“Agriculture’s Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City, Fourth Quarter 2011, co-authored with Brent Gloy and Michael Boehlje.
“Recognizing Risk in Global Agriculture: A Summary of the 2011Agricultural Symposium,”
Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Third Quarter 2011.
“Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time,” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City, First Quarter 2011.
“Will the Rural Economy Rebound in 2010?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, First Quarter 2010.
“Coming Home to Rural America: Demographics Shifts in the Tenth District” Economic Review,
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Third Quarter 2009, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“The Impact of the Ethanol Boom on Rural America,” Regional Economic Development, Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2009.
“Recession Catches Rural America,” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, First
Quarter 2009, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“Can Water Markets Improve Water Allocations in Rural America?” Economic Review, Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Fourth Quarter 2008, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“Will Farmland Values Keep Booming?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
Second Quarter 2008.
“Will Rural Prosperity Prevail in 2008?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City,
First Quarter 2008.
“Will Energy Markets Refuel the Rural Economy? Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, First Quarter 2007, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“A Robust Rural Economy in 2006?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, First
Quarter 2006.
“Gauging a Region’s Entrepreneurial Potential” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, Third Quarter 2005, co-authored with Sarah Low and Stephen Weiler.
“A Resurgent Rural Economy Spurs Farmland Values,” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, First Quarter 2005, co-authored with Nancy Novack.
“Can Rural America Support a Knowledge Economy?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City, Third Quarter 2004, co-authored with Bridget Abraham.
“Will the Farm Rebound Lead a Rural Recovery?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, First Quarter 2004.
“Will Rains and a National Recovery Bring Rural Prosperity?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City, First Quarter 2003.
“Building the Rural Economy with High-Growth Entrepreneurs,” Economic Review, Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City, Third Quarter 2002.
“Will the Rural Economy Rebound with the Rest of the Nation?” Economic Review, Federal Reserve
Bank of Kansas City, First Quarter 2002.
Analysis in Main Street Economist (48 articles)
“Is this Farm Boom Different? A Summary of the 2012 Agricultural Symposium,” Issue IV, 2012.
“Initial Impacts of the 2012 Drought,” Issue III, 2012, co-authored with Nathan Kauffman.
“Rebuilding Rural Manufacturing,” Issue II, 2012.
“Commodities Underpin Rural Economic Growth,” Issue I, 2012, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“Is this Farm Boom Different?” Issue V, 2011.
“Recognizing Risk in Global Agriculture: A Summary of the 2011 Agricultural Symposium,” Issue IV,
2011.
“Will U.S. Food Prices Follow Global Trends?” Issue III, 2011.
“What are the Risks in Today’s Farmland Markets?” Issue I, 2011.
“A Rural Rebound in 2010,” Issue IV, 2010, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“Rural America's Fiscal Challenge,” Issue III, 2010.
“Financial Challenges Facing Farm Enterprises” Issue I, 2010.
“Will High Farmland Values Hold?” Issue VI, 2009.
“Prospects for a Rural Recovery,” Issue V, 2009;
“The Slow Road Back for the U.S. Livestock Industry,” Issue IV, 2009, co-authored with Brian
Briggeman.
“When Will Agricultural Demand Rebound?” Issue II, 2009.
“Agricultural Credit Standards Tighten?” Issue 1, 2009.
“Are Energy Prices Threatening the Farm Boom?” Issue VI, 2008.
“Can Grain Elevators Survive Record Crop Prices?” Issue III, 2008 co-authored with Nancy Fitzgerald.
“Can Rising Exports Sustain the Farm Boom?”Issue II, 2008, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“What is Driving Food Price Inflation?” Issue I, 2008.
“Farm Spending Surges with Record Incomes,” Issue VII, 2007, co-authored with Maria Akers.
“The Power of Technological Innovation in Rural America,” Issue III, 2007.
“Will the Rebound in Farm Financial Conditions Continue,” Issue II, 2007, co-authored with Maria
Akers.
“Can Ethanol Power the Rural Economy?” Issue I, 2007, co-authored with Nancy Novack.
“A Catalog of Innovative Regional Partnerships: Part Two,” Issue VI, 2006, co-authored with Stephan
Weiler and Katie Cervantes.
“Innovative Regional Partnerships in the Rural Tenth District,” Issue V, 2006, co-authored with Stephan
Weiler and Katie Cervantes.
“A New Rural Economy: A New Role for Public Policy,” Issue IV, 2006, co-authored with Mark
Drabenstott.
“Obesity: America's Economic Epidemic,” Issue II, 2006, co-authored with Sarah Low.
“A Robust Rural Economy,” Issue I, 2006.
“Katrina and Rita: Lingering Effects on Agriculture,” October 2005, co-authored with Mark Drabenstott.
Analysis in Main Street Economist continued
“Small Bank Lending: Tapping Opportunities for Rural Growth,” August 2005, co-authored with
Stephan Weiler and Sean Moore.
“Rural America's New Path to Workforce Skills,” July 2005, co-authored with Stephan Weiler.
“Rural America's Emerging Knowledge Economy,” May 2005, co-authored with Bridget Abraham.
“An Economic Resurgence in the Rural Economy,” January 2005, co-authored with Nancy Novack.
“Termination of the Rabobank and Farm Credit Services of America Sale,” November 2004, co-authored
with Nancy Novack.
“Beyond Cows and Corn: Rural America in the 21st Century,” October 2004, co-authored with Stephan
Weiler.
“Defining "Rural" America,” July 2004, co-authored with Stephan Weiler.
“Wildlife Recreation: Rural America's Newest Billion Dollar Industry,"” April 2004.
“Will the farm rebound lead a rural recovery?” February 2004.
“FAQs about Mad Cow Disease and Its Impacts,” December 2003, co-authored with Mark Drabenstott.
“Seizing High-Skill Services in Rural America,” August 2003.
“Building New Competitive Advantages for the 21st Century,” January 2003, co-authored with Nancy
Novack.
“Will Rains and a National Recovery Spur a Rural Rebound?” December 2002.
“Are High-Growth Entrepreneurs Building the Rural Economy?” August 2002.
“The Outlook for Real Estate in Rural America,” April 2002.
“Will the Rural Economy Rebound with the Rest of the Nation?” January 2002.
“Trends in Rural Manufacturing,” December 2001, co-authored with Nancy Novack.
“Networking with E-commerce in Rural America,” September 2001
ACADEMIC RESEARCH WORK IN PROGRESS
“Agricultural Commodity Prices and Monetary Policy,” co-authored with Brian Briggeman
“Forecasting Commercial Bank Farm Loan Activity with Survey Data” co-authored with Nathan
Kauffman and Shasha Li
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY
Congressional Testimony to U.S. House Agricultural Subcommittee on Department Operation,
Oversight and Credit, April 14, 2011
Congressional Testimony to U.S. House Agricultural Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities
and Risk Management, April 1, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS TO PUBLIC GROUPS
I delivered approximately 50 public presentations annually to business, banking and community
groups over the past three years. In addition to providing national and regional economic outlook
presentations, topics range from agriculture and rural economic outlooks, farmland values, to rural
development. (Presentations since January 2009)
“Is This Farm Boom Different?” Presentation at ABA National Ag Bankers Conference, Milwaukee,
WI, November 6, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Department of Banking Examiners Conference,
Lincoln, NE, November 2, 2012.
Moderator at Farm Foundation and Agriculture Futures America “Day of Dialogue Conference on
Human Capital”, Kansas City, MO, November 1, 2012.
“Entrepreneurship Infrastructure,” Presentation at Grow Your Own Economic Development
Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kearney, NE, October 30,
2012.
“Are We in a Commodities Super Cycle?” Presentation at Agriculture Investment Summit Americas,
San Francisco, CA, October 24, 2012.
“Economic Update” Presentation at First Westroads Bank Advisory Board meeting, Omaha, NE,
October 22, 2012
“Agricultural Outlook,” Presentation to Farm Credit Services of America manager meeting, Omaha,
NE, October 11, 2012.
“Spurring Nebraska’s Economy” Presentation at Nebraska Economic Forums hosted by Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha, NE, October 4, 2012.
“Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time,” Presentation at World Dairy Expo,
Madison, WI, October 3, 2012
“Spurring Nebraska’s Economy,” Presentation at Economic Forum, Lincoln, NE, September 26, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at North Central Risk Management meetings, Omaha, NE,
September 26, 2012.
“Spurring Nebraska’s Economy,” Presentation at Nebraska Economic Forum, Norfolk, NE, September
25, 2012.
“Spurring Nebraska’s Economy,” Presentation at Nebraska Economic Forum, Scottsbluff, NE,
September 18, 2012.
“Spurring Nebraska’s Economy,” Presentation at Nebraska Economic Forums, Kearney, NE,
September 17, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Holdrege Rotary Club, Holdrege, NE, August 30, 2012.
“Revitalizing Rural Economies,” Presentation at Arthur Capper Cooperative Center Annual
Symposium, Manhattan, KS, August 29, 2012.
“Is this Farm Boom Different?” Presentation at Cleveland Research Agricultural Summit, Chicago, IL,
August 21, 2012.
“Agricultural Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Banks Golf Event, Lincoln, NE, August 7,
2012.
“As the Economy Turns,” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association: Young Bankers of Nebraska
Conference, Lincoln, NE, August 2, 2012.
“Is This Farm Boom Different?” Presentation at National Cattleman’s Beef Association summer
conference, Denver, CO, July 27, 2012.
Presentations continued:
“Monetary Policy & Agriculture: Is This Ag Boom Different?” Presentation at Iowa Farm Bureau
Federation Economic Summit, Ames, IA, July 23, 2012.
“Wild World of Global Economics,” Presentation for National School for Experienced Agricultural
Lenders, South Dakota Bankers Association, Spearfish, SD, July 25, 2012.
“What are the regulators saying about the farmland boom and you?,” Presentation at Ag Lenders
Society of California Ag Lending Institute, Fresno, CA, June 18, 2012
“Building U.S. Agricultural Exports: One BRIC at a Time,” Presentation at International Food and
Agribusiness Management Association World Forum and Symposium, Shanghai, China, June
11, 2012.
“Monetary Policy and Farm Asset Prices,” Presentation at ProExporter Roundtable, Kansas City, MO,
May 22, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Farmers National Long Range Planning Meeting, Omaha, NE,
May 17, 2012.
“Macroeconomic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Bank CEO Meeting, Laurel, NE, May 16, 2012.
“Agricultural Outlook,” Presentation at Wisconsin Bankers Association Agricultural Bankers
Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, April 25, 2012.
“Rural Development Trends,” Presentation at Rural Electric Cooperatives 21st Century Electric
Cooperatives Committee, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2012.
“Agriculture's Boom-Bust Cycles: Is This Time Different?” Presentation at Colorado, Nebraska and
Kansas Independent Bankers Agricultural and Natural Resources Conference, Denver, CO,
April 19, 2012.
“Economic Update”, Presentation at Outstanding Economics Student Dinner, Federal Reserve Bank of
Kansas City – Omaha Branch, Omaha, NE, April 18, 2012.
“U.S. Farm Land Values-Boom or Bust,” Presentation at Farm Foundation Forum, Washington, DC,
April 11, 2012.
“Agricultural Outlook,” Presentation at Livestock Marketing Information Center, Spring 2012 Industry
Outlook Conference, Denver, CO, April 10, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Regulatory Update Seminar hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City, Omaha, NE, April 4, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Regulatory Update Seminar, Kearney, NE, April 3, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Heartland Workforce Solutions Board Meeting, Omaha, NE,
March 15, 2012.
“What is the “New Normal” for Rural America,” Presentation at Independent Community Bankers of
America Annual Convention, Nashville, TN, March 13, 2012.
“Assumptions Matter,” Presentation at National Association of Economic Educators, Omaha, NE,
March 2, 2012.
“Agriculture’s Role in Rural Economic Growth,” Presentation at USDA Outlook Conference,
Washington, DC, February 23, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Financial Executives International meeting, Omaha, NE, February
15, 2012.
“Nebraska Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Farm Bureau Legislative Conference,
Lincoln, NE, February 9, 2012.
“Is this Farm Boom Different?” Presentation at Ag Risk Management Conference hosted by Iowa State
Cooperative Extension Service, Sioux Center, IA, February 1, 2012.
Presentations continued:
“Is this Farm Boom Different,” Presentation at Ag Summit, Treynor, IA, January 27, 2012.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at American Society of Appraisers - Iowa/Nebraska Chapter
meeting, Des Moines, IA, January 17, 2012.
“Macroeconomic Update,” Presentation at Evening at the Fed, Omaha, NE, January 10, 2012.
“Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities,” Presentation at National Council of State
Legislatures, Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit, Washington, DC, January 7, 2012.
“Economic Update,” York Optimist Club, York, NE, December 19, 2011.
“Monetary Policy and Food Price Inflation,” Presentation at Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Annual
meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 16, 2011.
“A New Normal for the Nebraska Economy?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association Lenders
Conference, Lincoln, NE, October 27, 2011.
“Measuring the impact of the BRIC countries on global supply and demand,” Presentation at
Agricultural Investment Summit of the Americas, Miami, FL, October 20, 2011.
“Farmland and crop investment opportunities in North America,” Presentation at Agricultural
Investment Summit of the Americas, Miami, FL, October 20, 2011.
“A Resurgent Midwestern Economy,” Presentation at Central Association of College and University
Business Officers, Omaha, NE, October 17, 2011.
“Regional Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Tenth Federal Reserve District State Banking
Commissioners Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 11, 2011.
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Risk Management Association - Midlands Chapter Economic
Outlook Meeting, Omaha, NE, October 6, 2011.
“Agricultural Outlook - Land values,” Presentation at US Bank Agricultural Conference, Ashland, NE,
September 28, 2011.
“Regional Economic Update,” Presentation at First National Bank of Nebraska Senior Lender
Conference, Omaha, NE, September 27, 2011.
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Independent Community Bankers, Grand Island, NE,
September 26, 2011.
“Back to the Future: 1980s or 1920s Style?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association Fall Agribusiness Conference, Lincoln, NE, September 1, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Agricultural Lending Rapid Response Session (Teleconference),
Omaha, NE August 30, 2011.
“Agricultural Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Grain and Feed Association meeting,
Ashland, NE, August 19, 2011.
“The U.S. Economy Turns – Again,” Presentation at United Way of the Midlands Foundation
Professional Advisors Seminar, Omaha, NE, August 18, 2011.
“The Opportunities and Threats Facing Rural America,” Presentation at Farmer Mac Board Meeting,
Jackson, WY, August 4, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Board Retreat, South
Bend, NE, July 18, 2011.
“As the Economy Turns: Job Gains and Inflation,” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association
Young Bankers Conference, Lincoln, NE, July 7, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Scottsbluff Rotary Club, Scottsbluff, NE, June 28, 2011.
“Economic Update” Presentation at Q10|Daisley Ruff Commercial Real Estate Workshop, Omaha,
NE, June 24, 2011.
Presentations continued:
“Economic Update,” Presentation at West Omaha Rotary Club, Omaha, NE, June 17, 2011.
“Agricultural Risks,” Presentation at Farmers National Company Long Range Planning Meeting,
Omaha, NE, May 26, 2011.
“Economic Update” Presentation at Security National Bank Annual Meeting, Laurel, NE, May 18,
2011.
“Outlook for the Rural Economy” Presentation at National Dairy Producers Conference, Omaha, NE,
May 17, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Outstanding Economics Student Dinner, Omaha, NE, May 3,
2011
“Outlook on Farmland Values, the Ag Economy, and Ag Credit Availability” Presentation at North
American Agricultural Journalists, Washington DC, April 11, 2011.
“Ag Market Conditions,” Presentation at Tenth District Risk Council Meeting, Kansas City, MO, April
8, 2011
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Regulatory Update Seminar, Omaha, NE, April 6, 2011.
“Agricultural Update,” Presentation at Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico
Ag Conference, Ruidoso, N, March 24, 2011.
“The Opportunities and Threats Facing Rural America,” Presentation at Independent Community
Bankers Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 21, 2011.
“State of the Economy,” Presentation at Farmers and Ranchers College meeting, Milligan, NE, March
17, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Central Nebraska Public Power District Board Retreat, Lincoln,
NE, March 15, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Jones National Bank & Trust Community meeting, Seward, NE,
March 14, 2011.
“How Long Will the Good Times Roll?” Presentation at Nebraska Governors Ag Conference,
Kearney, NE, March 2, 2011.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at University of Nebraska - Omaha School of Business, Omaha, NE,
February 28, 2011.
“Update on the Agricultural Economy,” Presentation at Phoenix Agricultural Club, Phoenix, AZ,
February 22, 2011.
“Farmland Values and Interest Rate Risk,” Presentation at Regulators Roundtable, Washington DC,
February 17, 2011.
“Regional Economic Conditions,” Presentation at Nebraska Cooperative Council, Lincoln, NE,
February 16, 2011.
“Regional Economic Update,” Presentation at Northwest Iowa Ag Outlook Conference and Trade
Show, Spencer, IA, February 15, 2011.
“Nebraska's Economic Conditions,” Presentation at Nebraska Farm Bureau Legislative Conference,
Lincoln, NE, February 11, 2011.
“Agriculture in the Economic Recovery,” Presentation at Iowa Bankers Association Bank Management
Conference, Des Moines, IA, February 10, 2011.
“What is the Market Telling You? An Important Look Ahead,” Presentation at Agribusiness Council
of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, January 26, 2011.
“Regional and National Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Omaha Executive Institute, Omaha, NE,
January 13, 2011.
Presentations continued:
“An Economic and Policy Forecast with a Note on Rural Areas” Presentation at CFA Society of
Nebraska, Omaha, NE, January 12, 2011.
“Agricultural Lending Update,” Webinar presentation for Federal Reserve System Rapid Response,
January 11, 2011.
“The Economy of Agriculture and Rural America,” Presentation at Farm Foundation Round Table,
Atlanta, GA, January 6, 2011.
“An Economic and Policy Forecast for the States,” Presentation at National Lieutenant Governors
Association meeting, Omaha, NE, December 1, 2010.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Financial Planning Association of Nebraska, Ashland, NE,
November 19, 2010.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Southeast Resource Network Quarterly Meeting, Greater Omaha
Economic Development Partnership, South Bend, NE, November 16, 2010.
“Forging Ahead in the Recovery,” Presentation at Kiwanis Club of Omaha, Omaha, NE, November 12,
2010.
“Building Off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Evening at the Fed, Omaha, NE, November 9, 2010
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Oklahoma State University Rural Outlook Conference,
Stillwater, OK, November 5, 2010.
“Agriculture in the Economic Recovery,” Presentation at American Society of Farm Managers and
Rural Appraisers national conference, Orlando, FL, November 3, 2010.
“Economic and Policy Outlook,” Presentation at North Central Regional Planning Commission,
Concordia, KS, October 26, 2010.
“Transforming Nebraska’s Economy: Building off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Economic Forum,
Omaha, NE, October 21, 2010.
“Transforming Nebraska’s Economy: Building off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Economic Forum,
Kearney, NE, October 20, 2010.
“Transforming Nebraska’s Economy: Building off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Economic Forum
Lincoln, NE, October 19, 2010
“National and Regional Economy” Presentation at Tenth District State Bank Commissioners
Conference, Kansas City, MO, October 12, 2010
“Transforming Nebraska’s Economy: Building off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Economic Forum
Norfolk, NE, October 7, 2010
“Transforming Nebraska’s Economy: Building off of the Recovery,” Presentation at Economic Forum
Scottsbluff, NE, September 28, 2010
“Agriculture in the Economic Recovery,” Presentation at North American Equipment Dealers
Association, St. Louis, MO, September 23, 2010
“Economic Update – One Year Later,” Presentation at American Feed Industry Association Liquid
Feed Symposium, San Antonio, TX, September 14, 2010
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Bruning State Bank, Hebron, NE, September 9, 2010
“Navigating our Challenging Economy,” Presentation at Farm Credit System Review, Audit and
Appraisal Workgroup, Kansas City, MO, August 31, 2010
“Agriculture in the Recovery,” Presentation at Iowa Corn Promotion Board/Iowa Corn Growers
Association, Johnston, IA, August 27, 2010
“Seizing Opportunities in the Economic Recovery,” Presentation at Illinois Bankers Association Ag
Bankers Conference, Springfield, IL, August 25, 2010
Presentations continued:
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Omaha, NE, August 18,
2010
“Opening Remarks,” Presentation at Council of State Governments Midwestern Legislative
Conference, Toronto, Canada, August 8, 2010
“Rural Economic Transformation,” Presentation at U.S. State Department Cultural Exchange Program,
Seoul, South Korea, August 1, 2010
“Can Nebraska’s Economy Buck National Trends,” Presentation at Young Bankers of Nebraska
Conference hosted by Nebraska Bankers Association, Lincoln, NE, July 7, 2010
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Golden K Kiwanis Club, Omaha, NE June 29, 2010
“Recovery, Revenues, and Reform,” Presentation at UNO Center for Economic Education Teacher
Workshop, Omaha NE, June 22, 2010.
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Farm Credit Services of America Board of Directors, Omaha, NE
June 22, 2010
“Economic Conditions: Cautiously Optimistic for a Recovery,” Presentation at Farm Management
Conference, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, June 15, 2010
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Financial Education Coalition, Omaha NE, May 26,
2010
“Economic Update and Outlook,” Presentation at West Omaha Rotary Club, Omaha, NE May 21, 2010
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Iowa State Soil Management Conference, Ames, IA, May 19,
2010
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Farmers National Company Long Range Planning Meeting
Omaha, NE, May 11, 2010
“Major Trends Driving Major Changes in Rural America,” Presentation at Independent
Communication Bankers of America Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, March 18, 2010
“Macroeconomic Outlook – Implications for Agriculture,” Presentation at Missouri Agriculture
Outlook Conference hosted by the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, Jefferson
City, MO, March 11, 2010
“Agriculture’s New Golden Era: High Hopes, Uncertain Profits,” Presentation at Governor's Ag
Conference, Kearney, NE, March 4, 2010
“Agricultural Economy: What Does the Future Hold?” Presentation at CEO Roundtable hosted by
Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, Kansas State University, Kansas City, MO, March 2, 2010
“Economic Update and Outlook,” Presentation at Financial Executives International, Omaha, NE,
February 18, 2010
“Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy: Implications for Agriculture,” Presentation at Arkansas
State University Agribusiness Conference, Jonesboro, AR, February 10, 2010
“Where’s the Recovery?” Presentation at Colorado Cooperative Council, Loveland, CO, February 4,
2010
“Credit Standards, Conditions and Trends,” Presentation at Top Producer Symposium, Chicago, IL,
January 27, 2010
“U.S. Economy and its Impact on Agriculture,” Presentation at Southwest Beef Symposium,
Tucumcari, NM, January 20, 2010
“Agriculture and Agricultural Lending,” Presentation at Council of State Governments and State Ag
and Rural Leaders Conference, Orlando, FL, January 16, 2010
“Today’s Macro Economy,” Presentation at CFA Society of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, January 13, 2010
Presentations continued:
“Ag Economy Update and Outlook,” Presentation at Ag in Uncertain Times Forum, Omaha, NE via
webinar, December 2, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at American Bankers Association Ag Bankers Conference, San
Antonio, TX, November 16, 2009
“Agricultural Update,” Presentation at Federal Reserve System Rapid Response Program, Omaha, NE,
November 12, 2009
“Nebraska and the U.S. Economy,” Presentation at Columbus Chamber and Nebraska Chamber of
Commerce, Columbus, OH, November 10, 2009
“An Update on the Agricultural Economy,” Presentation at Arkansas Bankers Association Ag
Conference, Hot Springs, AR, November 4, 2009
“Can Omaha Lead the Recovery?” Presentation at the Omaha Executive Institute, Omaha, NE October
20, 2009.
“Responding to the Financial Crisis and Recession in Rural Areas,” Presentation at Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development, Quebec, Canada, October 13, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Risk Management Association, Omaha, NE, October 6, 2009
“Capital Markets and Their Impact on You and Your Customer,” Presentation at American Feed
Industry Association, Nashville, TN, September 15, 2009
“Regional Economic Update,” Presentation at Federal Home Loan Banks, Eagle, NE, September 14,
2009
“Economic Outlook/Update,” Presentation at Omaha Empowerment Breakfast, Omaha, NE,
September 11, 2009
“Regional Economic Update,” Presentation at Federal Home Loan Banks, Hutchinson, KS, August 31,
2009
“Financial Opportunities in Nebraska,” Presentation at Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce
Economic Summit, La Vista, NE, August 28, 2009
“Macroeconomic Outlook: Implications for Agriculture,” Presentation at South Dakota Wheat
Growers Board meeting Sioux Falls, SD, August 27, 2009
“Can Nebraska’s Economy Buck National Trends?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association
Statewide Networking Forum, York, NE, August 20, 2009
“Current Economic Climate and Ag Access to Credit,” Presentation at Ag Excellence, Kansas City,
MO, August 19, 2009
“Can Nebraska’s Economy Buck National Trends?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association
Statewide Networking Forum, Ashland, NE, August 18, 2009
“Macroeconomic Update,” Presentation at Midwest and Great Plains/Western Extension Summer
Outlook Conference, Columbus, OH, August 17, 2009
“Update on Ag Economy/Land Values,” Presentation at Association of Agriculture Production
Executives, Chicago, IL, August 13, 2009
“Can Nebraska’s Economy Buck National Trends?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association
Statewide Networking Forum, North Platte, NE, August 12, 2009
“Can Nebraska’s Economy Buck National Trends?” Presentation at Nebraska Bankers Association
Statewide Networking Forum Scottsbluff NE, August 11, 2009
“Economic Update: Where’s the Recovery?” Presentation at Downtown Rotary Club, Omaha, NE,
July 22, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Omaha Principal Agents meeting, Omaha, NE, July 17, 2009
Presentations continued:
“Current Economic Conditions,” Presentation at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE,
July 14, 2009
“Show Me the Money: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Economy,” Presentation at Durham Museum,
Omaha, NE, July 14, 2009
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Board Meeting
Ashland, NE, June 22, 2009
“Coming Home to Nebraska: Population and Migration Trends,” Presentation at West Omaha Rotary
Club, Omaha, NE, June 29, 2009
“Impact of Economic Crisis on Nebraska,” Presentation at Nebraska Council on Economic Education
Teacher Seminar, Omaha, NE, June 5, 2009
“Economic Outlook and its Implications for Financial Education,” Presentation at Nebraska Financial
Education Coalition, Omaha, NE, May 27, 2009
“Will the Farm Sector Bust in 2009?” Presentation at Federal Reserve System Rapid Response
program, Omaha, NE, May 21, 2009
“Economic Conditions,” Presentation at Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference, Ames, IA,
May 20, 2009
“Macroeconomic Conditions and Agricultural Outlook,” Presentation at Farmers National Company
Long-Range Planning Meeting, Omaha, NE, May 14, 2009
“Nebraska Economic Update and Outlook,” Presentation at CRA Roundtable, Lincoln, NE, May 13,
2009
“Current Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Trucking Association Board of Directors,
Ashland, NE, May 7, 2009
“Macroeconomic Conditions,” Presentation at Central College Advisory Board, Pella, IA, April 24,
2009
“The Impact of the Recession and Financial Crisis on Agricultural Credit and Rural Economies,”
Presentation at North American Agricultural Journalists meeting, Washington DC, April 20,
2009
“Macroeconomic Impact on Agriculture,” Presentation at University of Nebraska- Lincoln Agricultural
Economics Department, Lincoln, NE, April 17, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Farm Credit Services of America, Omaha, NE, April 14, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln, NE, April 9, 2009
“Introduction to Monetary Policy,” Presentation at School of Banking, Grand Island, NE, April 2, 2009
“Macro Overview of Economic Conditions Affecting Agriculture,” Presentation at National Risk
Management Conference, Reno, NV, March 30, 2009
“Macroeconomic Outlook,” Presentation at Regulatory Update Seminar, Kearney, NE, March 24, 2009
“State of Our Economy: the National and State Perspective,” Presentation at Kearney Area State of the
Economy, Kearney, NE, March 24, 2009
“Nebraska Economic and Foreclosure Outlook,” Presentation at Omaha Branch Community Affairs,
Omaha, NE, March 17, 2009
“Agriculture from an Economics and Policy Perspective…And the Implications for Cooperatives,”
Presentation at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, March 11, 2009
“Macroeconomic Update and Implications for Land Values,” Presentation at Utah State University
Diversified Agriculture Conference Delta, UT, February 25, 2009
Presentations continued:
“U.S. Economic Update,” Presentation at Financial Executives International, Omaha, NE, February
17, 2009
“U.S. Economic Update,” Presentation at Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Omaha, NE, February 13,
2009
“Nebraska Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Tax Research Annual Conference, Lincoln,
NE, February 13, 2009
“Economic Perspectives,” Presentation at Omaha Kiwanis Club, Omaha, NE, February 6, 2009
“Regional Economic Conditions, Financial Outlook and the Credit Crisis,” Presentation at Colorado
Cooperative Council, Colorado Springs, CO, February 5, 2009
“The Availability of Agricultural Credit,” Presentation at UNL Cornhusker Economics Management
and Outlook Conferences (videotape for 5 conferences), Omaha, NE, January 26, 2009
“Rural Economic Issues - Ag Credit Availability in View of the Banking and Stock Market Crisis,”
Presentation at Southwest Beef Symposium, Midland, TX, January 13, 2009
“Can Nebraska Avoid Recession in 2009?” Presentation at Omaha Executive Institute, Omaha, NE,
January 8, 2009
“Economic Update,” Presentation at Institute of Real Estate Management Omaha NE 12/11/2008
“Mortgage Meltdown: The Saga Continues,” Presentation at Council of State Governments - Financial
Services Working Group, Omaha, NE, December 4, 2008
“Impact of the Ethanol Boom on Rural America,” Presentation at St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, St.
Louis, MO, November 14, 2008
“An Economic View from the Fed,” Presentation at American Association of Farm Appraisers, San
Antonio, TX, November 13, 2008
“National Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Nebraska Independent Community Bankers, Lincoln,
NE, November 7, 2008
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at All about Omaha conference, Omaha, NE, November 4, 2008
“Economic outlook,” Presentation at Risk Management Association, Omaha, NE, November 9, 2008
“U.S. Agriculture: What Goes Up Must Come …” Presentation at Wichita Area Economic Outlook
Conference, Wichita, KS, October 7, 2008
“Growing Up and Getting Older: A New Nebraska Economy,” Presentation at Economic Forums,
Omaha, NE, October 2, 2008
“Growing Up and Getting Older: A New Nebraska Economy,” Presentation at Economic Forums,
Lincoln, NE, October 1, 2008
“Growing Up and Getting Older: A New Nebraska Economy,” Presentation at Economic Forums,
Scottsbluff, NE, September 29, 2008
“Farmland values,” Presentation at Tenth District State Banking Commissioner Meeting, Kansas City,
MO, September 23, 2008
“Growing Up and Getting Older: A New Nebraska Economy,” Update Presentation at Economic
Forums, Norfolk, NE, September 22, 2008
“Growing Up and Getting Older: A New Nebraska Economy,” Update Presentation at Economic
Forums, Grand Island, NE, September 18, 2008
“Current economic conditions,” Presentation at Optimist Club, Omaha, NE, September 10, 2008
“Rural innovation,” Presentation at South Dakota Association of Telephone Cooperatives, Sioux Falls,
SD, August 18, 2008
Presentations continued:
“The Economic Outlook: A Fed’s Eye View,” Presentation at Kansas State Risk and Producer
Conference, Manhattan, KS, August 14, 2008
“Ethanol and Consumer Price Inflation,” Presentation at Southeast Bioenergy Conference, Tifton, GA,
August 12, 2008
“Foreclosure Fallout: Effects on Affordable Housing,” Presentation at Nebraska Housing Conference,
Lincoln, NE, July 30, 2008
“Entrepreneurship,” Presentation at American Agricultural Economics Association, Orlando, FL, July
28, 2008
“Risk Management Challenges for Agricultural Producers,” Presentation at North Central Risk
Management Education Center, Nebraska City, NE, July 8, 2008
“Macroeconomic outlook,” Presentation at Security 1st Bank, North Platte, NE, June 6, 2008
“Subprime Housing/Macro Update,” Presentation at Nebraska Housing Forums (Fed and Nebraska
Housing Developers Joint Program), Norfolk, NE, May 21, 2008
“Macroeconomic Outlook,” Presentation at Farmers National Company, Omaha, NE, May 20, 2008
“Fostering Entrepreneurial Communities,” Presentation at Iowa Western Community College
Entrepreneurial Center, Council Bluffs, IA, May 20, 2008
“Agricultural Outlook: Ethanol, Food Prices, and More,” Presentation at Wichita State University
Center for Economic Development and Business Research conference, Wichita, KS, May 14,
2008
“Rural Nebraska Housing Trends and Issues,” Presentation at Nebraska Housing Forums (Fed and
Nebraska Housing Developers Joint Program), Hastings, NE, May 6, 2008
“Food Price Inflation,” Presentation at Midwest Economic Education Conference (Federal Reserve
Bank), Omaha, NE, May 1, 2008
“Economic Outlook and Housing,” Presentation at Regional Housing Forum with Nebraska Housing
Developers, Tecumseh, NE, April 29, 2008
“The Power of Technological Innovation in Rural America,” Presentation at Independent Bankers of
Colorado, Denver, CO, April 17, 2008
“Federal Reserve Roles,” Presentation at Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors,
Lincoln, NE, April 10, 2008
“Macroeconomic Outlook,” Presentation at Agricultural Industry Conference - Kansas State
University, Kansas City, MO, April 7, 2008
“Economic Outlook,” Presentation at Greater Omaha Chapter, American Society of Military
Comptrollers, Bellevue, NE, March 21, 2008
“Where Nebraska Stands in Foreclosures?” Presentation at Federal Reserve Bank Community
Reinvestment Act (CRA) Roundtable, Omaha, NE, March 11, 2008
“Subprime Housing Update,” Presentation at University of Nebraska-Omaha MBA Program
Networking Event, Omaha, NE, March 7, 2008
“Agricultural Issues,” Presentation at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Board of Directors, Kansas
City, MO, February 20, 2008
“Farmland Values,” Presentation at Women Managing the Farm Conference, Hutchinson, KS,
February 8, 2008
SELECTED MEDIA CITATIONS IN 2012 FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TOPICS
In 2012, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City was cited more than 600 times in the media for
agriculture and rural related issues and I was quoted directly more than 200 times. Below is a sampling of
articles I was quoted in during 2012.
Successful Farming, “Land Market Keeps Farm Credit Solid,” January 25, 2012
Indiana Prairie Farmer, “Agriculture Bank Portfolios Strong,” January 31, 2012
Successful Farming, “Will the ag 'boom' bust soon?” February 14, 2012
FOX Business, “Tips for Selling Your Product at a Farmers Market,” February 16, 2012
Wall Street Journal, “Behind Corn's Squeeze Play: Farmers,” February 25, 2012
National Public Radio, “Record High Food Prices Boost Farmers' Bottom Lines,” March 14, 2012
Huffington Post, “Food Prices: Good for Farmers, Bad for Everybody Else,” March 13, 2012
Bloomberg News, “Farmland Rally May Ease as Crop Prices Drop, Economists Say,” April 11, 2012
The Wall Street Journal, “U.S. News: Ethanol's Long Boom Stalls, Fuel Additive Plants Close As
Gasoline Demand Falls, Federal Mandates Are Met,” June 12, 2012
The Atlantic, “The Triumph of the Family Farm,” June 21, 2012
National Public Radio, “Despite Record Drought, Farmers Expect Banner Year,” September 28, 2012
CIVIC BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILS
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors– Ex Officio
Omaha MetroYMCA Board of Directors – Ex Officio
Nebraska Council of Economic Education Advisory Director – Ex Officio
Central College, Economics, Accounting and Management (EAM) Department Advisory Council
Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Dean’s Advisory Board
University of Nebraska – Omaha, College of Business Administration, National Advisory Board
University of Nebraska- Lincoln, North Central Risk Management Education Center, Stakeholders Group
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Center for Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization – External
Advisory Board
SELECTED HONORS
Midlands Business Journal, 40 Under 40 recipients, 2010
Purdue University APEX Award, 2010
American Agricultural Economics Association,
Outstanding Masters Thesis Award, 1997;
First Place, Poster Competition, 1998
Purdue University, Agricultural Economics Department, Outstanding Masters Thesis, 1997
Gamma Sigma Delta, Purdue Chapter, The Honor Society of Agriculture, 1999 inductee
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Applied and Agricultural Economics Association, member
Member of the Outreach Committee 2011 to present
Southern Regional Science Association, member
NC-1177, member
Manuscript Referee:
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Finance Review
Choices Magazine
Economic Development Quarterly
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Journal of Community Development
Review of Agricultural Economics
Review of Regional Studies.
Rural Realities