About Dr. Gregory Hanson

Dr. Gregory Hanson
Professor of Farm Finance and Production
(Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, University of Minnesota, 1981)
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Curriculum Vitæ

Dr. Hanson hails from a farm in the Dakotas. The farm at times grew corn, grain sorghum (milo), wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, millet, alfalfa, prairie hay, beef cows, dairy cows, sheep, and hogs. The farm now does fewer-things-better: corn, soybeans, and a neighbor's cows. Farming/ranching has changed and economics works best moving-forwards. It's my firm conviction that farmers will not halt their drive to specialize, modernize technology, grow larger, and market better to optimize the growing $ signs in agrictulture.

Employment & Education Experience

  • Farm Manager
  • Pennsylvania State University Emeritus
  • USDA
  • Auburn University
  • Cargill, Inc.
  • Dartmouth College
  • University of Minnesota

Highlights

  • Authored 50 journal articles and a book on the 1980's U.S. farm financial crisis.
  • Farm Finance Analysis Training (FFAT), and Production Management Analysis Training (PMAT), have been accredited for producer training in 49 states by the Farm Service Agency/USDA.
  • More than 11,000 farmers and 3,000 loan officers have enrolled in his courses
  • Led workshops in states including California, New Mexico, Washington, Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Missouri, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Arizona, Oregon, and DC.
  • Led international trainings: Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Ukraine, Costa Rica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica.
  • Co-led the Spanish translation of the FINPACK farm finance management software now used in 20 Latin American and European countries.

Current/Recent Courses

  • Farm Risk Management
  • Farm Finance Analysis Training
  • Credit Finance Analysis Training
  • Production Management Analysis Training

Recent Selected Publications

  • Farm Risk Management (FRM). Gregory Hanson. Farmer Courses. 2015.
  • Farm Finance Analysis Training (FFAT). Gregory Hanson. 310 pages. 2015.
  • Production Management Analysis Training (PMAT). Gregory Hanson. 225 pages. 2015.
  • How to Secure a Farm Loan. Lauren Maria Alexander, Gregory Hanson. www.growingproduce.com. August, 2014.
  • Balliet, Kenneth, Mark Douglass, Gregory Hanson. "Long Term Impact of the Farm Financial Analysis Training Curriculum on FSA Borrowers in Pennsylvania." Journal of Extension. Feb., 2010.
  • Konovalchuk, Vladimir, Hanson, Gregory, and Luloff, "A.E. Layered Community Support for Sustainable Dairy Farming." Journal of Extension. Vol 46, No 6, December, 2008.