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2012 ABA Ag Bankers Conference

RADIO NEWS FEEDS

Welcome to coverage of the 2012 Ag Bankers Conference sponsored by the American Bankers Association.  Listed below are sound feeds from the meeting.  Other than the out tag, cuts are designed to be non-time-sensitive.  If you have any comments or questions please email Joe Cornely at address below. Thanks.

jcornely@ofbf.org

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AMERICA FACES A FINANCIAL CRISIS   Frank Keating, president and CEO, American Bankers Association  (interview)

 

3:39

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ABA AG BANKERS COMMITTEE CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF FARM AND BANKING ADVOCACY John Blanchfield, ABA senior vice president

3:34

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AG BANKERS CHAIRMAN REFLECTS ON 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY  Keith Geiss, Wheatland, Wyoming ag banker and chairman of ABA ag bankers committee

:57

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4

FARM BILL: WHAT AND WHEN Barry Flinchbaugh, ag economist, Kansas State

2:30

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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR INTEREST RATE SHOCK? Keith Leggett, ABA senior economist

1:43

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HIGH CORN AND HIGH LAND PRICES   Barry Flinchbaugh, ag economist, Kansas State

1:36

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AG BANKERS: 100 YEARS OF BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS  John Blanchfield, ABA senior vice president

1:37

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RISK TO THE U.S. ECONOMY: Keith Leggett, ABA senior economist (sound bite package) 4 seconds between cuts

Euro melt-down 1:03

Slowing of China economic growth :25

U.S. fiscal cliff 1:11

2:48

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BANK REGULATION MAY LEAD TO CONSOLIDATION  Keith Geiss, Wyoming banker and ABA ag bankers chairman

1:23

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10

CROP INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE DROUGHT  John Blanchfield, ABA senior vice president

1:01

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REBUILDING COW HERDS WILL TAKE SOME CREATIVITY Ag bankers Paul Freeman, Texhoma, Oklahoma and Keith Geiss, Wheatland, Wyoming

2:38

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12

COMMUNITY BANKS QUESTION TAX STATUS OF FARM CREDIT SYSTEM John Blanchfield, ABA senior vice president

:56

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TOUGH TIMES FOR FEEDLOTS Ag banker Dan Heinz, Wichita, Kansas

1:27

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14

MOST DAIRY FARMERS WILL MAKE IT THROUGH DROUGHT AND HIGH FEED PRICES Ag bankers Rene Johnson, Evansville, Wisconsin;  Michael Carr, Somerset Pennsylvania; Roger Sturdevant, Fresno, California

2:44

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CROP INSURANCE AND CROP CONDITIONS ABA ag bankers committee members Kreg Denton, Kentucky; Nate Franzen, South Dakota; Roger Sturdevant, California;

3:21

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16

REAL ESTATE VALUES:  ARE BANKERS WORRIED? ABA ag bankers committee members Nate Franzen, South Dakota; Mike Hein, Iowa; Mike Hilderbrand, Nebraska; Joe Kessie, Indiana; Chuck Williams, Mississippi; Paul Freeman, Oklahoma

4:12

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ABA CHAIRMAN IS FARM BANKER; TELLING THE STORY OF COMMUNITY BANKS Matt Williams, ABA chairman, Nebraska

2:43

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18

HOW FARMERS CAN MANAGE DURING THE SUPERCYCLE sound bit package with Dave Kohl, ag economist, Virginia Tech   (:02 gap between cuts)

define “supercycle”  :60

how long will this cycle last? :28

high crop prices could reverse quickly :54

another short crop could devastate livestock sector  :23

management advice for ag bankers   :34

management advice for producers  :55

keep 30% of assets in cash: why and how  :33

fiscal cliff could bring higher interest rates 1:05

how high might interest rates go?: :07

6:16

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19

APPLYING INTERNATIONAL BANKING RULES TO RURAL AMERICAN BANKS IS A REALLY BAD IDEA ABA president & CEO Frank Keating; ABA chairman and Nebraska banker Matt Williams

3:53

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20

JASON HENDERSON, OMAHA BRANCH EXECUTIVE FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK & BRENT GLOY, DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE AT PURDUE

Raw interview with Henderson and Gloy on strength of ag economy, concerns over corn prices, attitudes post drought, world demand, interest rates, livestock outlook, world production, time to fine tune farm operations

10:05

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