LBA Holds Annual Agriculture Meeting in Baton Rouge

LBA held the annual Agriculture Meeting in Baton Rouge on Dec. 4-5 with more than 45 bankers from across the state attending. Thank you to the conference sponsors:

FarmerMac
ICBA Payments
ICBA Securities

(above) Tour attendees are pictured at the LSU Ag Center Doyle Chambers Central Research Station in Baton Rouge.

(above) Attendees toured the station's greenhouses and learned about research taking place at the facility.

(above) Dr. Michael Deliberto, an economist and associate professor at the LSU AgCenter, gave a dinner presentation on the row crop outlook for the Louisiana agricultural industry.

(above) Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain gave an update on agriculture in the state and current commodity prices. 

(above) Ed Elfman of American Bankers Association gave an update on Washington and the Farm Bill.