We are excited to have Mike Sonne of Swenson Investments and Commodities lead one of our breakout sessions at our upcoming fall conference Eye on Agriculture (register here!). Sonne will be presenting “Why it is Important for Bankers to Understand Risk Management”.

Mike Sonne holds a finance degree from Dakota State University (’05) and a Graduate School of Banking Degree from the University of Wisconson-Madison (’11). From 2005 until 2016 Mike was an ag lender for a SD community bank. He worked with a diversified portfolio of grain, livestock and dairy farmers. In 2016 he joined Swenson Investments and Commodities as a branch manager and risk management specialist.  In 2017 Mike developed a risk management training program to train ag lenders on all types of risk management options, the advantages/disadvantages of each strategy and how to read commodity statements.  Mike grew up on a farm and has a passion for helping farmers and bankers navigate through the ups and the downs of the ag markets.