Managing for Profit

How interest rates figure in to risk management

An ag lender says interest rates can change as quickly and dramatically as corn and soybean prices.

Michael LaPlant with the agribusiness division of UMB Bank says many producers forget just how quickly that change can happ.en  As the economy continues to improve, LePlant says the interest rate environment will revert back to a more normal cycle.

AUDIO: Managing for Profit, Michael LaPlant UMB Bank