Knowledge Center Blog

One of our favorite things about this weekly blog is that we get to share a ton of different information about agriculture…and sometimes that means we get to learn too!  All of the different days, weeks and months that relate to agriculture provide a great platform to celebrate the incredibly diversity, and impact, that agriculture has on all of us.
 

So…if you follow us on any of our social media channels, there is a good chance you saw at least one picture over the last couple of weeks of a group of people sitting in a room listening to a speaker.  That’s because over the last two weeks we were pretty focused on two of our biggest annual events of the year – our Farm Management Institutes (FMI) and our Dairy Management Institutes (DMI).
 

It’s the start of a new month…and a new season.  As we welcome April in, we look forward to warmer weather and the promise of longer days, green grass and new life, which makes it the perfect choice for National Garden Month. 
 

Last week was Ag Literacy week and our Knowledge Center team, as well as other member of the Farm Credit of the Virginias team, took time out of their week to visit with students across our footprint to read and talk to them about agriculture and how it impacts their daily lives.  This is one of the highlights for our team members, and as we looked back over this week, we were reminded that this week has long reaching implications....

Poultry plays a big part in both Virginia and West Virginia, as well as across the world.  In honor of National Poultry Day on March 19th, check out some "Poultry Fun Facts"!