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Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

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Determining your Target Market

Marketing is an important part to any successful business. It can be tricky to reach exactly who you want and when you want to promote your product. Here are the steps to help you identify your target...
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Agricultural Advocacy

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Bridging the Disconnect Through Advocacy with Morgan Slaven

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...
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Wyndale Farms

Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Customer Feature: Scott & Rebecca Ramsey (Wyndale Gardens)

Scott and Rebecca (Becky) Ramsey identified a need in their community and combined that need with their joint passion for science and healthy food systems to create Wyndale Gardens, an aquaponics...
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Helmick family

Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Customer Feature: Aaron & Tara Helmick (Anathoth Livestock)

Aaron and Tara Helmick run a diversified livestock operation with their four young children called Anathoth Livestock LLC in the beautiful Hans Creek Valley of West Virginia. Both Aaron and Tara have...
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Financial Literacy

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Filling Out a Balance Sheet

Filling out a balance sheet can be an intimidating task. It can be extremely overwhelming to see all the boxes and work through the entire document; however, filling out a balance sheet doesn’t have...
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Financial Literacy

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

10 Grant Writing Tips for a Strong Application

There are tons of grant opportunities out there for non-profit organizations and small businesses, but many people view the grant application process as a daunting task. It doesn’t have to be! Here...
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Financial Literacy

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

SMART Goals and Simplifying Record Keeping

Ensure you have obtainable goals that will take you to a new level. Whether personal or professional goals, it is important to set yourself up for success! Record keeping can be a daunting task...
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cattle farmer in field

Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Veteran Farmer Feature: Clint Kelly (Kelly Farms)

As America's veterans transition to civilian life, many pursue careers in agriculture. Clint Kelly is a combat veteran of the U.S. Army who now owns and operates a farm alongside his wife, Julia, in...
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Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Young Farmer Feature: Dereck Price

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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Customer Feature Stories

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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