Job Title: Credit Analyst Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: Two years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I am currently a 4-H club leader. I began volunteering several years ago and...
Job Title: Business Service Specialist Location: Culpeper Branch Tenure: Ten Months Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I grew up on my grandparent's farm in Rapidan, VA. Being around...
More than 100 years after the Williamson family began farming in Botetourt County, the operation is entering a new chapter of growth and expansion. The business is now managed by Tom and Tara...
Aquaculture, is the controlled cultivation, breeding, rearing and harvesting of aquatic organisms. This includes fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mollusks, algae and aquatic plants in all types of water...
Diversifying your income or choosing to grow various non-food agricultural ornamentals and products can be viable business ventures. Woody ornamentals can be low-maintenance options for making a...
The Beginning Rena Johnson grew up in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on her family’s dairy farm in Southwest Virginia. Her grandfather, Sonny, founded Highland Dairy Farm in 1946, quickly...
Job Title: Young, Beginning and Small Education Specialist Location: Abingdon Branch Tenure: 8 months Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I joined FFA in middle school and was consumed with...
Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Bedford Branch Tenure: 2.5 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I had limited agricultural experience prior to joining FCV, my time here has...
For Amy Martin, agriculture has never been just a career. It’s a way of life. Farming isn’t something she clocks into each day, but a commitment that shapes her work, her values and her family.
Job Title: Commercial Team Lead Location: Wytheville Branch Tenure: 14 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved in many 4-H programs during school. I attended 4-H camp for 3...
Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Verona Branch Tenure: 9 months Tell us about your family. The most important part of my life is my family. My wife and I married in 2008, and she is truly my best...
Updated 4/20/2026 What is a cooperative? Cooperatives are user- and producer-owned businesses owned and controlled by their members. It's a business model working on behalf of the members instead of...
In 2025, Pittsylvania-Caswell Youth Livestock Association (PCYLA) received a Charitable Contributions Fund grant from Farm Credit of the Virginias. The grant allowed PCYLA to plan and host a regional...
Learning about market animal products and by-products is important agricultural knowledge. Oftentimes, our youth do not realize the items they use, clothes they wear, and foods they consume come from an agricultural product.
Job Title: Operations Support Specialist Location: Wytheville Branch Tenure: 8 years Tell us about your family. I've been married to my husband, Brad, for 22 wonderful years. We have two amazing kids...
