Helping you grow more than just your herd.

Strong Herds Start with Smart Financing.

Let’s Talk Livestock Finance
Helping you grow more than just your herd.

Strong Herds Start with Smart Financing.

Let’s Talk Livestock Finance
 

Built for the Realities of Livestock Operations

Whether you’re shipping finished hogs, monitoring broiler cycles, or managing calving season, your operation runs on precision and endurance. Our Ag Bankers work alongside beef, swine, and poultry producers to design financial strategies that match your unique production model and timing.

Financial Tools That Fit The Way You Work

From barn to pasture, we build services around your day-to-day needs:

  • Lending Solutions – operating loans, facility and expansion financing, livestock purchases, and modernization support.
  • Deposit Accounts – manage your cash flow with business checking, savings, and money markets designed for market fluctuations and operational needs.
  • Treasury Management – streamline payments, improve cash flow visibility, and protect against fraud with solutions sized for ag operations.
  • Online & Mobile Banking – keep tabs on your finances from your truck, barn, or office—anytime, anywhere.

Let’s Talk Livestock Finance

You work in all conditions. So do we.

Let’s Talk Livestock Finance

Why Livestock Farmers Trust CCFBank

We tailor our financing and support to meet the full scope of livestock operation needs:

  • Deep roots in Wisconsin and Minnesota’s livestock industry
  • Real-time cash flow planning tools
  • Personalized support—not one-size-fits-all banking
  • Hands-on knowledge of beef, swine, and poultry operations
  • Financing structured around production cycles and processor timelines
  • Facility construction and modernization
  • Poultry barn equipment and ventilation systems
  • Herd expansion and genetics
  • Feeder livestock purchasing
  • Nutrient management and feed systems
  • Emergency reserves and cash flow support
  • Biosecurity and animal health investments

Agriculture, Beginning Farmer

AUDIO: Financials That Work for You


While on the speaking circuit this year, I overheard a conversation between two producers about their financial statements. One suggested that financials had to be organized and developed to please the banker. The other producer directed a question at him: Do you use the financials to manage your bu

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Agriculture, Dairy

AUDIO: Beyond the Harvest: Preparing for 2026, Your Business


The days are getting shorter and many are wrapping up harvest and preparing for the unpredictable elements of old man winter in the home stretch of 2025. Top of mind for many who are in the planning stages is what lies ahead for 2026. Will the economic uncertainty persist? How does one prepare the b

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Agriculture, Beginning Farmer

AUDIO: Dr. Kohl’s Ag Planning Playbook


The economic environment is chaotic, and volatility in extremes shows no signs of abating. Currently the agricultural economy has a split personality that causes human emotions to fluctuate wildly. The grain and row crop sectors are in an extended downturn, experiencing suppressed prices, inflated c

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FINPACK


A farm financial planning and analysis tool we use to support full-time ag customers.

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Iowa State University Extension


Meet Our Ag Team

Farming isn’t just our business—it’s in our blood. Our ag team includes lifelong farmers and ranchers who understand the volatility and value of livestock production. Whether you’re managing grower contracts, raising calves, or planning a major expansion, you’ll find a partner here—not just a lender.

Adam Hartmann

VP – Ag & Commercial Banking

Minnesota

Erick Lehman

VP – Ag & Commercial Banking

Central & Southwestern Wisconsin

Jason Erb

SVP – Ag & Commercial Banking

Northern Wisconsin