Speeches and statements

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan (PDF)
November 9, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by Senior Advisor and Assistant to the Director Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Inclusion Tyler Fish (PDF)
November 9, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan (PDF)
October 12, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Member Glen Smith (PDF)
October 12, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan (PDF)
June 8, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan (PDF)
May 11, 2023
at the FCA Board Meeting

Remarks by FCA Board Chairman Vincent Logan (PDF)
February 6, 2023
at the Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Diego, California

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)
May 12, 2022
at the FCA Board Meeting

Welcome remarks by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (video) (PDF)
March 23, 2022
at the Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Symposium
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado

Remarks by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)
February 8, 2022
at the Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana

Remarks by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)
December 14, 2021
at the Farm Credit Administration Office of Examination Conference
Scottsdale, Arizona

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)
November 18, 2021
at the FCA Board Meeting

Welcome remarks by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (video)
November 8, 2021
at the Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Symposium 
University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Statement by FCA Board Member Jeff Hall (PDF)
October 14, 2021
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)
October 14, 2021
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement by FCA Board Chairman Glen Smith (PDF)  (Also available on video.)
August 12, 2021
at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement on climate change by FCA Board Member and FCSIC Board Chairman Jeff Hall (PDF)
July 8, 2021
at the FCA Board Meeting

February 3, 2020 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Glen R. Smith
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.

August 7, 2019 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Glen R. Smith
at the FCA All-Staff Meeting
McLean, Virginia

Statement of FCA Board Member and Acting CEO Jeff Hall (PDF)
June 13, 2019
at the FCA Board Meeting

April 10, 2019 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
Farm Credit Bank of Texas Annual Stockholders Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana

February 6, 2019 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
Meeting of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Ames, Iowa

January 30, 2019 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California

November 13, 2018 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
Meeting with a delegation from the National Bureau of Statistics of China
McLean, Virginia

August 23, 2018 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
MidAtlantic Farm Credit Board Meeting
Lansdowne, Virginia

August 1, 2018 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
Farm Credit West Board Meeting
Monterey, California

June 7, 2018 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
Fresno Madera Farm Credit Board Training Session
Fresno, California

June 4, 2018 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
Farm Credit Council Board of Directors Meeting
Washington, D.C.

May 3, 2018 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
FCC Services' Group of 30 Annual Meeting
Jacksonville, Florida

April 17, 2018 (PDF)
Board Member Jeff Hall
Directors and Management Meeting, Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma
Stillwater, Oklahoma

March 5, 2018 (PDF)
Board Member Glen R. Smith
AgriBank, FCB, Annual Meeting
Phoenix, Arizona

January 30, 2018 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Antonio, Texas

September 27, 2017 (PDF)
Board Member Jeffery S. Hall
AgriBank District Conference
Bloomington, Minnesota

August 17, 2017 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
CoBank CEO/CFO/CCO Annual Meeting – Joint Session
Colorado Springs, Colorado

July 10, 2017 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting
Asheville, North Carolina

March 7, 2017 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
AgriBank, FCB Annual Meeting
San Antonio, Texas

February 1, 2017 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Diego, California

Statement of FCA Board Chairman and CEO Dallas P. Tonsager (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
December 8, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
December 8, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
in recognition of National Co-op Month at the FCA Board Meeting
October 13, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Dallas P. Tonsager (PDF)
in recognition of National Co-op Month at the FCA Board Meeting
October 13, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Jeffery S. Hall (PDF)
in recognition of National Co-op Month at the FCA Board Meeting
October 13, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
on the Farm Credit System 100th Anniversary Resolution at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement of FCA Board Member Dallas P. Tonsager (PDF)
on the Farm Credit System 100th Anniversary Resolution at the FCA Board Meeting

Statement of FCA Board Member Jeffery S. Hall (PDF)
on the Farm Credit System 100th Anniversary Resolution at the FCA Board Meeting

March 29, 2016 (PDF)
Board Member Jeffery S. Hall
Texas Farm Credit Bank Board Meeting
Austin, Texas

Statement of FCA Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
on the adoption of the tier 1/tier 2 regulatory capital framework at the FCA Board Meeting
March 10, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Dallas P. Tonsager (PDF)
on the adoption of the tier 1/tier 2 regulatory capital framework at the FCA Board Meeting
March 10, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Jeffery S. Hall (PDF)
on the adoption of the tier 1/tier 2 regulatory capital framework at the FCA Board Meeting
March 10, 2016

Statement of FCA Board Member Jeffery S. Hall (PDF)
on the adoption of bookletter on similar entity lending authority at the FCA Board Meeting
March 10, 2016

February 2, 2016 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.

November 4, 2015 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Presidents Council Meeting
San Juan, Puerto Rico

October 22, 2015 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman
Funding Corporation Selling Group Meeting
New York, New York

October 20, 2015 (PDF)
Board Member Jeffery S. Hall
AgFirst Board Meeting
Columbia, South Carolina

Statement by FCA Board Member Jeffery S. Hall (PDF)
on the board resolution recognizing October as National Cooperative Month at the FCA Board Meeting
October 8, 2015

June 29, 2015 (PDF)
Board Chairman and CEO Kenneth A. Spearman
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting
Hot Springs, Virginia

June 17, 2015 (PDF)
Board Member Jeffery S. Hall
AgriBank Board Meeting
St. Paul, Minnesota

March 30, 2015 (PDF)
Board Member Dallas P. Tonsager
Wisconsin Farm Credit Legislative Conference
Madison, Wisconsin

January 27, 2015 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California

Statement of FCSIC Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Audit Committee Meeting
January 8, 2015

Statement of FCA Board Member Leland A. Strom (PDF)
Regarding Strategic Alliances
December 1, 2014

November 17, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Annual Agriculture Conference of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Statement of FCA Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
September 11, 2014

July 14, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Statement of FCA Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
May 8, 2014

Statement of FCA Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
May 8, 2014

Statement of FCA Board Member Leland A. Strom (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
May 8, 2014

April 29, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Farm Credit Council Services Workshop
Washington, D.C.

April 16, 2014 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
Farm Credit of Central Florida Annual Stockholders Meeting
Lakeland, Florida

March 26, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
National Good Food Network Food Hub Collaboration, Spring 2014 Conference
Raleigh, North Carolina

Statement of FCA Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
March 13, 2014

Statement of FCA Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
March 13, 2014

Statement of FCA Board Member Leland A. Strom (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
March 13, 2014

February 4, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida

January 16, 2014 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
FCA Symposium on System Consolidation
McLean, Virginia

January 16, 2014 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
FCA Symposium on System Consolidation
McLean, Virginia

January 16, 2014 (PDF)
Board Member Leland A. Strom
FCA Symposium on System Consolidation
McLean, Virginia

Statement of FCA Board Member Kenneth A. Spearmam (PDF)
Regarding Badgerland Financial's Investment Request
November 22, 2013

Statement of FCA Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board meeting
November 14, 2013

Statement of FCA Board Member Leland A. Strom (PDF)
at the FCA Board meeting
November 14, 2013

Statement of FCA Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board meeting
September 12, 2013

July 15, 2013 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting
Asheville, North Carolina

April 4, 2013 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Annual Meeting of the Farm Credit Bank of Texas
Point Clear, Alabama

March 28, 2013 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
AgChoice, ACA, Board of Directors Training Meeting
Washington, D.C.

March 26, 2013 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
2013 CoBank Association Forum
Huntington Beach, California

March 5, 2013 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
AgriBank, FCB, Annual Meeting
Memphis, Tennessee

February 11, 2013 (PDF)
Board Chair and CEO Jill Long Thompson
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
San Diego, California

July 26, 2012 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
Farm Credit West Planning Meeting
Santa Barbara, California

Statement on the Drought by FCA Chairman and CEO Leland A. Strom (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
July 12, 2012

Statement on the Drought by FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
July 12, 2012

Statement on the Drought by FCA Board Member Kenneth Spearman (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
July 12, 2012

July 10, 2012 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
Northwest Farm Credit Services Board Strategic Planning Session
Newberg, Oregon

June 25, 2012 (PDF)
Chairman Leland A. Strom
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting
Orlando, Florida

Statement of FCA Chairman and CEO Leland A. Strom (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
April 12, 2012

Statement of FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
April 12, 2012

March 4, 2012 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
AgriBank, FCB, Annual Meeting
St Louis, Missouri

February 3, 2012 (PDF)
Chairman Leland A. Strom
USDA’s The Many Faces of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food:
A Local/Regional Food System Conference
Chicago, Illinois

January 24, 2012 (PDF)
William J. Hoffman, Chief Operating Officer; Robert Coleman, Chief Examiner; Charles R. Rawls, General Counsel; Gary Van Meter, Director, Office of Regulatory Policy
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C

January 24, 2012 (PDF)
Chairman Leland A. Strom
Farm Credit Council Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.

Statement of FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board meeting
November 9, 2011

Statement of FCA Chairman and CEO Leland A. Strom (PDF)
Regarding Board-Approved Policy Statement 81 on Ethics, Independence, Arm's-Length Role, Ex Parte Communications and Open Government
November 8, 2011

August 24, 2011 (PDF)
Board Member Kenneth A. Spearman
Farm Credit East Board Planning Meeting

July 12, 2011 (PDF)
Chairman Leland A. Strom
AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Annual Meeting

Statement of FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
Regarding the U.S. AgBank-CoBank Proposed Merger
at a Special Meeting of the FCA Board
June 22, 2011

Statement of FCA Board Member Kenneth Spearman (PDF)
Regarding the U.S. AgBank-CoBank Proposed Merger
at a Special Meeting of the FCA Board
June 22, 2011

Statement of FCA Chairman and CEO Leland A. Strom (PDF)
Regarding the U.S. AgBank-CoBank Proposed Merger
at a Special Meeting of the FCA Board
June 22, 2011

Statement of FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
May 12, 2011

Statement of FCA Chairman and CEO Leland A. Strom (PDF)
Regarding the Proposed Rule on Diversity
at the FCA Board Meeting
April 14, 2011

Statement of FCA Board Member Jill Long Thompson (PDF)
at the FCA Board Meeting
April 14, 2011

April 7, 2011 (PDF)
Chairman Leland A. Strom
Texas FCB Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana