Iowa farmer Glen R. Smith was sworn in on Dec. 14 as a board member of the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), which is the government entity that regulates the Farm Credit System. He was appointed to a term that expires in 2022.

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Glen to this board,” said FCA Chairman and CEO Dallas Tonsager. “His many years of experience in farm management and land appraisal will be a great asset to the FCA board. I look forward to working with Glen to ensure a safe, sound and dependable source of credit to farmers and other rural Americans.”

A native of Atlantic, Iowa, Smith is a co-owner of Smith Land Service, a land appraisal, farmland brokerage and farm management company, and owner of Smith Generation Farms, a 2,000-acre corn and soybean operation.

–Staff