From the Field to the Bank: Grant Bonner Hired as Ag Business Development Manager

After nearly a decade working directly with farmers and agribusinesses across southern Arkansas, Grant Bonner is bringing that hands-on agricultural experience into a new role at Farmers & Merchants Bank as Ag Business Development Manager.

Grant joined the bank on Jan. 12 and works out of the DeWitt and Stuttgart branches, focusing on agricultural lending, recreational lending and growing the bank’s ag portfolio. His career has been rooted in agriculture and the relationships that sustain it.

Most recently, Grant served as an equipment salesman at Alliance Ag Equipment in Forrest City, working closely with producers and agricultural service providers to support their operational, equipment and financing needs. His background also includes roles with Greenway Equipment in Weiner and Nutrien Ag Solutions in Clarendon, giving him broad exposure to row-crop agriculture, application services and agribusiness operations.

That experience now informs his work at the bank, where Grant partners with producers and rural customers throughout DeWitt and Stuttgart to understand their operations and help meet financing needs tied to agriculture, recreation and rural business.

“I’m excited to join Farmers and Merchants Bank and learn all aspects of the organization,” he said. “I look forward to serving customers, building relationships and helping support agriculture and rural communities in any way I can.”

A University of Arkansas graduate, Grant earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business Marketing and Management in 2016. A West Helena native, he now lives in DeWitt with his wife, MiKayla, and their two children, Cara Beth and Bennett.

Outside of work, Grant enjoys hunting and spending time with family and friends, interests that keep him connected to the communities he serves professionally. He and his family attend First Baptist Church in DeWitt, and Grant is a member of the DeWitt Rotary Club.