30 great years as a farmer. Now advocating for beginning farmers of all kinds, local foods, Retail Agriculture, farmer veterans for Farm Credit Council in DC
@KellyAyotte Your S. Resolution 127 from the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Old Man is worth remembering:
Whereas retreating glaciers carved the White Mountains, leaving behind the Old Man of the Mountain as a sentinel to gaze across their granite majesty,
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On #VeteransDay, Farm Credit extends a heartfelt thank you to all the brave men and women who have served our nation.
We are proud to partner with the @FarmVetCo to help veterans who choose ag as they transition to civilian life.
Three individuals with Farm Credit connections served on the Equity Commission or subcommittees: Charle Rawls, former FCA general counsel; LaTonya Keaton, CoBank; and Gary Matteson, Farm Credit Council. Full house at USDA headquarters Whitten building patio.
On “Transforming FSA Loans” panel at USDA Final Equity Convening in DC. Farm Credit has worked as part of the Equity Commission to improve how FSA serves farmers and other stakeholders.Improving customer experience and fairness of program access and delivery was the overall goal.
@farmcredit hears “There are 80,000 farms covering 75million acres that have adopted climate smart agriculture practices because of Inflation Reduction Act spending,” from White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi
@farmcredit is at the Politico Energy Summit, starting with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi. Agriculture will be a larger part of climate and energy solutions in the near future. That represents new income streams and ecosystem services payments to farmers
5 things to know about the new #SAF fuel credits: What the Treasury Department’s guidance means for farmers and the SAF industry. Read the new report from Jacqui Fatka. https://t.co/n92mKXD9Qq
At RES Reservation Economic Summit session presented by Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) talking about their programs like TAF Tribal Agriculture Fellowship. @farmcredit is a founding sponsor. Scholarships for Native students in ag professions like veterinarians
USDA Secretary Vilsack is addressing the RES Reservation Economic Summit conference in Las Vegas. USDA has removed many barriers for use of its programs on Indian lands. @farmcredit is all over a panel tomorrow…more on that as it happens
Opening activities at Islands Food Systems Summit on St Croix VI. Coming from the mainland it’s hard to imagine how different it is to think about local food in the context of small islands. Changing view to see Virgin Islands as connected by water rather than separated by water
@farmcredit is at the initial meeting of the steering committee for the Islands and Remote Areas Regional Food Business Center, a USDA funded local food system development effort.
Farm Credit is proud to partner with organizations like Native Agriculture Financial Services to bring innovative solutions to additional credit for Native farmers and ranchers.
This week, Farm Credit Council met with Janie Hipp at NAFS to discuss opportunities to leverage Farm Credit’s partnership to increase credit access across Indian Ag Country.
“No other human occupation opens so wide a field for the profitable and agreeable combination of labor with cultivated thought, as agriculture.” - President Abraham Lincoln
Happy birthday, President Lincoln!
Today marks Farmer Veteran Coalition's 15th anniversary!
FVC remains dedicated in assisting our Veterans find necessary resources needed to pursue careers in agriculture.
THANK YOU and we can't wait to show what we have in store for the future.
#farmerveterancoalition
@farmcredit Nothing can change without first investing respect. 15 years of more listening than talking, where the goal is empowering others to choose solutions best for themselves. @farmcredit is the original source of patient capital for agriculture
Farm Credit’s long term relationships with underserved ag producers is leading to creative solutions to fulfill our mission to serve all of agriculture.
Farm Credit is increasing access to credit for Native ag producers by providing more loanable funds through NAFS, which buys ag loans from Native CDFIs.