Early each morning, you can find 20 year-old Luke Gingerich leaving his apartment, climbing into his truck and pulling out of the driveway with a Gingerich Construction trailer behind him. Luke is the...
When your television screen is full of campaign ads this fall that means it is time to start thinking about more than just switching the channel! It is also time to start preparing for the upcoming...
What if you could get a Farm Credit loan or lease at the dealer for your farm equipment— without ever setting foot in a Farm Credit office? You can with Farm Credit EXPRESS! Better yet, you can buy...
CW’s Corn Maze is a family-friendly agritourism offering located off the Greenbrier River in Cass, WV. Visitors can journey through a 10-acre corn maze, ride the barrel train, roll in the culvert, pet...
Location: Harrisonburg Branch Job Title: Farm Credit Express Program Manager Tenure: 30 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I was an active member of the Lee-Davis FFA Chapter in...
In the Knowledge Center, we know how important business plans are to getting a loan for a farming operation or agribusiness. Because of its importance, we offer multiple courses on the process of...
If you are like me when you drive down the road alone you have a lot of thinking time, often making observations you might not make when you have someone to chat with. I laugh how our observations are...
COVID, supply chain disruptions, murder hornets, Ukraine, monkeypox, and higher inflation rates - isn’t it interesting to manage your finances in 2022?! When you read the news, you’ll see a lot of...
Location : Wytheville Branch Job Title: Branch Manager Tenure: 16 years Were you involved in 4-H and/or FFA? I participated in livestock judging and showed cattle and sheep growing up. Describe your...
Location: Harrisonburg Branch Job Title: Credit Analyst Tenure: 1 year Were you involved in 4-H and/or FFA? I was a member of the Churchville 4-H Club and the Buffalo Gap High School FFA chapter...
What is Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) and why do I need it? With the never-ending fluctuation and unpredictability of the market, Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) is something all cattle producers...
In the Vittone Farms Ag & Culture episode, Farm Credit of the Virginias customer-owner, Jeff Vittone, explains the inception of his container farm in Bedford County, VA and the benefits of employing...
Create a plan for the management of common pasture weeds. If you are looking to identify pasture weeds by photo, read on. Pasture weeds identification will determine if they are annual, biennial, or...
Why is crop insurance important for my risk management plan? Crop insurance can provide agricultural producers protection on two major sources of risk: production and price. During the last decade...
