ST. PAUL, Minn., March 13, 2025—AgriBank today announced election results for four positions on its board of directors as well as the election of its chair and vice chair. The elections took place this week during the AgriBank 2025 Annual Meeting. Elected directors serve four-year terms, and the board elects officers each year.
Newly Elected Chair and Vice Chair
Chris Roberts, Chair
Chris Roberts, of Olive Branch, Miss., farms rice, corn and soybeans. Roberts has served on the AgriBank board since 2022, serving as vice chair from 2023 to 2025. He previously served on the board of Farm Credit Midsouth.
Tim Rowe, Vice Chair
Tim Rowe, of Elwood, Neb., raises corn, white corn, soybeans, and alfalfa, and runs a livestock operation that includes a cow-calf herd, a custom backgrounding feedlot, and finishing. He has served on the AgriBank board since 2017 and from 2010 to 2014. Rowe previously served on the Farm Credit Services of America board.
Newly Elected and Re-elected Board Members
In addition to Rowe, newly elected or re-elected board members are:
Jeff Austman
Jeff Austman, of Forrest, Ill., raises corn and soybeans. He has served on the AgriBank board since 2021. Austman previously served on the board of 1st Farm Credit Services, which merged into Compeer Financial in 2017.
Brandon Robbins
Brandon Robbins, of Cookeville, Tenn., grows corn, hay, and soybeans, and runs a cow/calf operation. He also is president of Mountain Farm International, LLC, an agriculture equipment dealer. Robbins previously served on the board of Farm Credit Mid-America.
Mike Timmer
Mike Timmer, of Hopkins, Mich., grows alfalfa, corn, soybeans, and triticale, as well as replacement heifers. Timmer previously served on the board of GreenStone Farm Credit Services.
About AgriBank
AgriBank is part of the customer-owned, nationwide Farm Credit System. Under Farm Credit’s cooperative structure, AgriBank is primarily owned by local Farm Credit Associations, which provide financial products and services to rural communities and agriculture. AgriBank obtains funds and provides funding and financial solutions to those Associations. AgriBank and those Associations compose the AgriBank District. The District covers a 15-state area stretching from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas. For more information, visit www.AgriBank.com.