Lynn Paulson: Is It Time to Call an Audible?

Lynn Paulson, Senior Vice President, Bell Bank

About Lynn:

Lynn Paulson is senior vice president and director of agribusiness development for Bell Bank. He often speaks to financial, commodity and other farm groups on agricultural lending and finance, the global economy and the ag economy. He has audiences fully engaged as he discusses timely issues like the difficulties farmers, lenders and others face in the aftermath of super-cycle prosperity.

Financing farm operations and businesses for more than 35 years and having owned and operated a family farm in Benson County, N.D., have given Paulson a unique perspective on the agricultural sector’s challenges and opportunities. Additionally, he works with and assists a number of correspondent banking partners and agricultural operations and businesses across several Midwestern states.

Dr. David Kohl, an author and nationally known speaker on the economics of farming and agribusiness, endorses Lynn as an agricultural speaker.

“Lynn Paulson is an experienced banking practitioner who can relate to a wide range of audiences, including agricultural lenders, producers and agribusiness owners, in a practical manner,” Kohl says. “Lynn is an articulate speaker who is very appropriate for the challenging and changing times.”

Paulson’s experience in banking and financial operations includes starting a new bank and later merging four banks and three holding companies into one company that grew to $600 million before he joined Bell Bank. He also writes a quarterly publication on agricultural issues called AgViews.

Lynn’s Presentation: Is It Time to Call an Audible?

With the current levels of risk and uncertainty in the agricultural economy, you may wonder what it all means to farm or ranch operations, as well as to your bank. As in football, do you stick with the original play that you called in the huddle even when faced with unexpected challenges? Or, do you call an audible at the line of scrimmage when you see conditions have changed?  

In this presentation, we’ll look at how you can read the defense to make effective changes to operations on the fly; what can be done to avoid turnovers or costly penalties and keep moving the chains down the field; and how to tune out noise and distractions to stay focused on the endzone. 

We’ll also look behind the curtain to examine the different challenges and opportunities we’re seeing in farm and ranch operations today. We’ll discuss what you can do to pivot as needed, because in this unpredictable environment, the ability to make strategic adjustments can be key to minimizing risk and keeping operations viable.