Glen R. Smith
Office11th Chairman of the
Farm Credit Administration
PresidentDonald Trump
Term startJuly 17, 2019
Term endOctober 21, 2022
PredecessorDallas Tonsager
SuccessorVincent G. Logan
Office 1Board Member for the
Farm Credit Administration
President 1Donald Trump
Term start 1December 14, 2017
Predecessor 1Kenneth Albert Spearman
Birth placeAtlantic, Iowa
SpouseFauzan
EducationIowa State University

Glen R. Smith is an American farmer and businessman who serves as a current board member and former chairman of the Farm Credit Administration.[1] In 1982, Smith co-founded Smith Land Service, a company that specializes in farm management, land appraisal, and farmland brokerage services. He also owns and serves as president of Smith Generation Farms, Inc., a family farm operation in western Iowa that includes 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans.[2][3]

Born in Atlantic, Iowa, Smith was raised on a crop and livestock farm, and received a B.S. in agricultural business from Iowa State University in 1979.[4]

References

  1. ^ "FCA board". Farm Credit Administration. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. September 12, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017. – via National Archives
  3. ^ Hanson, Ric (September 18, 2017). "Atlantic man nominated for post at Farm Credit Administration". Radio Iowa. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Our Leaders | Farm Credit Administration". www.fca.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2025.