Rod Hutcheson has been named financial officer for Farm Credit Mid-America in Bowling Green.

Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative serving farmers, rural residents and agribusinesses in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Hutcheson will serve farmers in southcentral Kentucky.

Hutcheson has a strong agricultural and financial background. He earned a degree in finance from Western Kentucky University. Hutcheson previously worked for Bayer and Pfizer Animal Health. He is a member of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, Rich Pond Baptist Church and WKU’s Alumni Association. Hutcheson is also chapter adviser for the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha and chairman of its alumni advisory board. He is authorized by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System to represent Farm Credit Mid-America as a federal mortgage loan originator.