Tim and Ashleigh Knapke run a family farm on two clocks at once: about 800 acres of row crops and hay, and roughly 1,500 head of cattle a year. Their story starts with a loan officer who came out after hours to listen.

Bruce and Twilla Herr started Herr Farms in Warren, Indiana from nothing, grew it into eggs, crops, and hay, and added a farm winery along the way. Now their son Zane is part of the operation.

Jonathan and Amber Patterson grew Crop Performance from a soil sampling operation into a specialty nutrient business in Bluffton. Running on a farm calendar, they needed a bank that understood when the money goes out and when it comes back.

Ernie and Molly Welch run a small grain farm and a 2,400 head hog barn in Van Wert County. They wanted a bank that understood agriculture, came out to see the barns, and shows up for the community their kids are part of.

Matt and Chris Adams started Adams Swine Farms outside Berne in 2006. Today it is a grain farm, a hog farm, a trucking business, and a custom manure application business that all mesh together.

Amy Rumschlag oversees a 4-H program that runs about 700 Adams County kids through more than 60 projects. It works because volunteers, families, and local businesses keep showing up.