By: Madison Swope, Maddie Moore, Katie Miltenberger and Morgan Scofield Q: What individual and group projects have you worked on this summer while interning for farm credit of the virginias (FCV)? "I...
Change is inevitable, but lately it feels like everything is in flux– especially interest rates. For the last several years, borrowers have benefited from historically low interest rates for both...
Understanding Farm Transition Planning You may have heard the term Farm Transition Planning or Farm Succession Planning and were wondering what it’s all about. Farm Transition Planning is a hot topic...
Job title: Credit Manager Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 20 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved with the Willing Workers 4-H Club where I participated in various...
Job Title: Regional Sales & Lending Manager Location: Rocky Mount Branch Tenure: 20 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA, now or previously. I was active in my Nokesville, Va. FFA Chapter...
Job title: Quality Control Analyst Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 1 year Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture, now or previously. Prior to joining Farm Credit, I prepared tax...
Job title: Senior Associate Accountant Location: Lewisburg Branch Tenure: 2 years, 8 months Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture, now or previously. From the ages of 10-17, I lived on a...
The Farm Credit System was established by Congress 107 years ago, and the directors and employees of Farm Credit understand the importance of sharing the Farm Credit story with those key members.
Dereck Price, 30, has known that he wanted to farm since high school. He grew up helping his dad on their cow/calf operation and became more involved over the years. “Every time I got off the bus, the...
June is National Dairy Month and to celebrate this important facet of agriculture within our footprint, we are highlighting two young dairymen. Isaac Hammock and Ben Smith grew up on family-owned...
Job Title: Secondary Mortgage Market Program Manager Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 25 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was very involved with 4-H from age 11 to 18. The...
The average US farmer is 57 years old (USDA 2017). In fact, young producers (those under 35) make up less than 10% of producers while beginning farmers (those with 10 years or less of experience) make...
A Family Legacy Growing up on her family’s poultry farm in Rockingham County, farming was a way of life for Holly Coffman. Years later, Holly and her husband Sam built two poultry houses and started...
