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Employee Spotlight: Paula Grimm

Job Title: Consumer Processor Location: Oakland Branch Tenure: 40 years Tell us about your pets. I have a Jack Russell Terrier named Rosie, and she rules the house. What is your favorite song or...
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Q&A with the 2023 FCV Summer Interns

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...
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Home & Construction Financing

Financial Literacy

Understanding Interest Rates & Terms: What's Your Risk Appetite?

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...
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Farm Management Resources

Understanding Farm Transition Planning

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...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Chris Baylor

Job title: Credit Analyst Location: Roanoke Branch Tenure: 5 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I was first introduced to FFA in high school. I wanted to be a veterinarian and Mr...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Jill Richter

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...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Joey Cornwell

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...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Bruce Harvey

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...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Karen Wygal

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...
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Agricultural Advocacy

Farm Credit Ramps Up Congressional Advocacy Amidst Farm Bill Discussions

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.
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Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Young Farmer Feature: Dereck Price (Barbour County, WV)

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...
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Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Strong Roots & Strong Bonds Energize Young Dairymen

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...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Morgan Meador

Job Title: Credit Analyst Location: Roanoke Branch Tenure: 5 years Tell us about your family. I come from a close-knit family with exemplary parents! I have two younger sisters, and recently gained a...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Kim Rittenhouse

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...
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Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Top Five Strategies for a Young or Beginning Farmer

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...
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