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Rural Resilience Course Strengthens Farmers’ Community Safety Net
Farm Credit, the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union joined together with Michigan State University Extension and University of Illinois Extension to create Rural Resilience, a free, online training course to help farmers, as well as their families and neighbors, cope with the mounting stress in farm country.
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COVID-19 Response: Farm Credit Support Expands into Communities
This fourth and final post in the series, “Farm Credit COVID-19 Response," describes how Farm Credit institutions support the rural communities where our customers and employees both live and work.
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COVID-19 Response: Farm Credit Customers Adapt to Meet Consumers’ Needs
This third blog in the series, "Farm Credit COVID-19 Response," highlights how the COVID-19 crisis has brought out Farm Credit customers’ creativity as they explore new ways to sustain their businesses and support their communities despite the sudden changes in market demands.
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COVID-19 Response: Farm Credit Helps Customers Access Critical Emergency Funds
This second blog post in the series “Farm Credit COVID-19 Response,” highlights how Farm Credit institutions Farm Credit institutions have worked tirelessly to help customers access critical emergency funds in the face of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Response: Farm Credit Steps Up in Even the Most Challenging Times
Farm Credit associations across the country support farmers, ranchers and rural communities in good times and bad, and the COVID-19 crisis is no exception. This first post in the series "Farm Credit COVID-19 Response” details Farm Credit's financial support of customers during the pandemic.
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The Rural Community Action Guide: A Resource by and for Rural Community Leadership
The opioid epidemic has disproportionately impacted rural communities. To help small town America, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy created the “Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Rural Communities” (RCAG).
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Conserving the Land Upon Which We Farm
Farm Credit understands the vital connection between farmers and their land, as well as the importance of preserving our natural resources. These beliefs have motivated Farm Credit to be a long-standing sponsor of the Leopold Conservation Award.
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TestIT App Enables Broadband Testing Nation-Wide
As Farm Credit continues to advocate for broadband access in rural America, we partnered with the National Association of Counties (NACo) to develop TestIT, an easy-to-use app that provides real-time information about internet speeds across the country.
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Farm Credit Supports Farmworkers Transitioning to Farmers
Farm Credit was proud to sponsor the 2019 Latino Farmer Conference in support of the fastest growing population of farmers throughout California, Latinos transitioning from farmworkers to farmers.
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MANRRS: Melding self-confidence and a passion for ag
Through MANRRS, Celize Christy met new friends, established a network and developed a sense of community. She found her place.