Council Members Elect New Officers

The Farm Financial Standards Council (FFSC) is pleased to announce its leadership team for the 2025/2026 term, following the successful conclusion of its annual conference held from July 23-25 in Lexington, Kentucky.
2025-2026 Leadership Team

The newly elected leadership includes:

President: Russell Morgan, Principal at Morgan Agriculture Consulting Services, Portland, TN (2nd from left)
Vice President: Jeff Bushey, Managing Principal at Nietzke & Faupel, CPAs, Pigeon, MI (left)
Secretary/Treasurer: Dan Nugent, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business Law at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville (3rd from left)
Immediate Past President: Jonathan Shepherd, Extension Specialist and Director of the University of Kentucky Income Tax Seminar Program, Frankfort, KY (right)

In addition, the Council has elected two new directors for three-year terms:

Alex Beyer, CGB AgriFinancial, Louisville, KY
Dylan Ward, TRP Sumner, Dunn, NC

They will join four returning directors:

Arianne Chavez, AgriVision Farm Management, Hartley, TX
Todd Doehring, Centrec Consulting Group, Savoy, IL
Susan Hobeck, Story Farms, Ashley, IN
Michael Gunderson, Farm Credit Illinois, Mahomet, IL

The Farm Financial Standards Council, established in 1989 in response to the Farm Crisis of the ‘80s, is dedicated to providing uniform accounting and financial reporting standards for agricultural producers. The FFSC develops essential documents, including the Financial Guidelines for Agriculture and the Managerial Accounting Guidelines.

Join us in congratulating our new leadership team! 🎉