Who We Are

We know more than debt coverage and loan-to-value ratios. We know farming.

Greendale started as an ag lending shop and grew into something a little broader: a team that finances operations and advises the businesses behind them, because the two problems are rarely separate.

Our Story

Built by people who'd rather be in the field than in a boardroom.

Greendale is the vision of Scott Robnett. Scott and his brother David grew up in the farming community of Kinmundy, Illinois — population 750 — where their parents and grandparents were farmers who also ran agricultural businesses of their own. The Greendale name comes from their parents' business, Greendale Grain and Fertilizer, which the family ran for 25 years before selling it to retire.

Scott and David now serve as strategic advisors to Greendale, drawing on their combined 20-plus years of mortgage experience to help guide the company's direction and advise clients directly. When they set out to build an ag lending business, they knew it would take lenders who understood farming, not just financing.

That's why Aaron Johnson, our CEO, joined the team. He brings decades of hands-on ag experience and is active in a farming operation of his own. Together, we have access to financing through Farmer Mac, banks, and insurance companies, and we do the research to find the best option for your operation.

Greendale-financed farm property with red barn
What Guides Us

Principles, not just policies.

01

Understand the operation first

Every conversation starts with what you grow or raise, how the cash actually moves, and what a bad year looks like — before it starts with paperwork.

02

Structure around reality

Loan terms and advisory plans are built around your cycle, not a generic template pulled from a different industry.

03

Stay through the hard seasons

Relationships that only work when commodity prices cooperate aren't relationships. We're built for the long haul.

Our Team

Lenders and consultants, not just one or the other.

Scott Robnett
Leadership

Scott Robnett

Strategic Advisor. Grew up farming in Kinmundy, Illinois, and built Greendale from the ground up.

David Robnett
Leadership

David Robnett

Strategic Advisor. Brings over 20 years of leadership in the financial industry to Greendale's leadership team.

Aaron Johnson
Ag Lending

Aaron Johnson

Chief Executive Officer. Decades of ag lending experience and an active farming operation of his own.

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