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Homegrown by Heroes: More Than a Label Farm Credit partnered with the Farmer Veteran Coalition and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to create the Homegrown By Heroes label that veteran farmers can use to differentiate their products and spur conversation with consumers.

Rebuild Rural Coalition: United to Improve Rural Infrastructure Rural America is the backbone of our country. We depend on the food, fiber and fuel produced in rural communities every day. And the success of rural America, home to these vital economic sectors, depends upon quality infrastructure. 

Climate Change: A Challenge – and Opportunity – for Agriculture In September 2020, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) published a report, “Financing Resilient Agriculture: How agricultural lenders can reduce climate risk and help farmers build resilience" that focuses on the role that agricultural lenders, including Farm Credit, play in supporting farmers as they manage the potential risks presented by climate change.

Farmers Helping Farmers: The National Black Growers Council Focuses on Education The National Black Growers Council (NBGC), a nonprofit organization that advocates for the best interests of African-American farmers on the local, state and national levels, hosts regular Model Farm Field Days, bringing together farmers for hands-on, peer-to-peer learning, which Farm Credit is proud to support.

We’re In This Together For more than 100 years, Farm Credit has supported farmers in good times and in bad. We understand the challenges our customers face because agriculture is what we do and who we are. In this uncertain ag economy, Farm Credit is singularly focused on working, day-in and day-out, to achieve the best possible outcome for our customer-owners. 

Farm Bureau Announces 2021 Ag Innovation Challenge Winners After a week filled with fascinating and inspiring business pitches from ten of America’s most innovative entrepreneurs, the American Farm Bureau Federation announced the 2021 Ag Innovation Challenge winners.