Knowledge Center Blog

It’s National FFA Week…which is kind of a big deal, at least for us!  FFA has played a huge role for several of our Knowledge Center team members, and is a long-standing organization that has incredibly deep ties to agriculture. 
 
Added to that, FFA members go on to be leaders – in their communities and beyond.  The skills learned in FFA are varied and immense, which led us to thinking about all the reasons that growing up, or being involved, in agriculture benefits youth in general. 
 
So...here are our Top 10 Reasons Agriculture is Good for Youth:
 

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?
 

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...

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?