About Glen R. Smith
Glen R. Smith was a farmer and businessperson.
Glen R. Smith is an American farmer and businessman who served as a board member and chairman of the Farm Credit Administration. 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. Smith was nominated for Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development by Donald Trump and left the FCA on August 24, 2026, to fill that position.
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.
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