Knowledge Center Blog

Welcome to the Farm Credit Knowledge Center Blog! This blog is a combination of posts from industry experts, Knowledge Center staff and guest contributors covering all aspects of agriculture and life in the country. We want you to participate in this blog, sharing your thoughts and comments about the topics posted here.

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Let's Talk Crop Insurance!

February 11, 2019

No one knows agriculture like Farm Credit. When the Farm Service Agency stopped selling crop insurance in 1997, it became necessary for farmers to rely on private insurance companies for their crop insurance needs. Who better to fill that need than an ag expert like Farm Credit?

Cash Flows, Budgets, Income Statements - Oh My!

February 04, 2019

Has a lender or investor ever asked you for your financial sheets and made you pause, search your memory, and really wished you had paid better attention in your business or finance class in college or high school, because you have no recollection on how to get those together? Or have you ever looked through your receipts from the last year, quarter or few months and wonder why you’re not making more money but struggle to correctly fill out a cash flow statement or balance sheet (or may not even be sure what those are)?

Word of the Year - Activate

January 28, 2019

We’re wrapping up the “Word of the Year”…and our list of 4 this week:

Advocate
Educate
Resonate
Activate

We’ve covered Advocate, Educate, and Resonate…

Now for Activate. We advocate for agriculture, and help others do the same. We provide educational opportunities for agriculture producers and for those who want to learn more about agriculture. We strive to create content that resonates with the agriculture community and with all consumers. And we hope that while we do all of that, we help to...

Word of the Year - Resonate

January 21, 2019

So back to the “Word of the Year”…and our list of 4:

Advocate
Educate
Resonate
Activate

We’ve covered Advocate (you can read that post here) and Educate (here)…

Now we’re on to Resonate. As we advocate for agriculture, and help other to do the same, and as we work to educate people about agriculture, and about different practices in agriculture, resonate is always top of mind.

Why?

Congratulations Graduates!

January 14, 2019

Countless hours.
Dozens of pages and multiple versions of a business plan.
10 Modules.
5 Months.
2 days.
1 major accomplishment.

These sum up the activities of our most recent Ag Biz Planner Program graduates in a nutshell, but do not touch the actual value and accomplishments of this program.

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