Regardless of what industry you are in, having a skilled and dependable workforce is the foundation of a successful business. Farmers rely on skilled workers, both seasonally and year-round, to...
Job Title: Marketing & Sales Specialist Location: Harrisonburg Branch Tenure: 1 year Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved in Rockingham 4-H for 7 years, helping my older brother...
Job Title: Controller Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 21 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I am currently a sponsor of the FFA program at a local school. Tell us about your...
Anticipation. It’s one of the most important aspects of farming and ranching. Knowing the weather forecast is key to making planting, spraying and harvesting decisions. Although it is out of our...
You’ve probably heard the terms monocot and dicot at some point, maybe it rings a bell from a long-ago biology class. Monocot and dicot are the two divisions used to classify flowering plants, or...
Written by Nina Flanigan (marketing intern) This summer, three eager college students were selected to participate in the Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) annual summer internship program. The...
Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Ripley Branch Tenure: 5 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. My family’s tobacco and cattle farm stopped with my grandpa. However, I remember going...
Job Title: Business Relationship Specialist Location: Verona Branch Tenure: 2 years What's your favorite family recipe? My grandmother's recipe for chicken and dumplings is my favorite family recipe...
Shopping at the farmers market has a ton of great benefits for customers including getting outside and having access to the delicious food being grown and raised right in your community. However...
In 2022, Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) conceived a scholarship program with the goal of supporting students enrolled in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, while paying...
Farm Credit is known for building relationships with our customer-owners; however, our mission and commitment to the rural communities we serve extend our borrower relations. The Farm Credit System...
By Adam McKenery, Chief Audit Officer While sitting in a conference room in 2022, my former manager and chief audit officer, Dewey Brown, slid his phone over to me and asked, “Is this something you...
The Fauquier Education Farm (FEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational farm based in Warrenton, Virginia. Their mission is to advance agriculture and agriculture-related education through best-method...
Job Title: Business Relationship Specialist Location: Rocky Mount Branch Tenure: 10 years What's your favorite family recipe? My favorite family recipe is my Aunt Geraldine’s pound cake. It’s the best...
Job Title: Loan Operations Supervisor Location: Wytheville Branch Tenure: 10 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I grew up on a family farm in Grayson County, Virginia, which had...