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May 26, 2020
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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May 26, 2020
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.
Blog
May 26, 2020
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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May 26, 2020
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.
Blog
May 14, 2020
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).
Press Release
May 6, 2020
Farm Credit support Rebuild Rural letter, focus on rural infrastructure
Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose released the following statement today in support of the Rebuild Rural coalition’s letter to Congress. “Parents working and students studying from home has brought the urban/rural divide on broadband to the fore in a way we can no longer afford to ignore. That same broadband would help rural residents avoid medical appointments through telehealth initiatives – decreasing their exposure to others at the hospitals and clinics,” Van Hoose said.
Press Release
April 23, 2020
Farm Credit Statement on Latest Covid-19 Funding
Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose made the following statement after Congress passed the latest funding to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. “Farm Credit applauds the quick action by Congress and President Trump in approving this latest assistance package. We will do everything in our power to get farmers and ranchers access to funding through the Paycheck Protection Program."
Press Release
April 18, 2020
Farm Credit Statement on USDA Announcement of Ag Funding
Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose made the following statement regarding last night’s announcement of aid for farmers and ranchers. “On behalf of Farm Credit, we thank Secretary Perdue and President Trump for their quick action to provide much needed direct assistance to farmers and ranchers. U.S. ag producers face unprecedented interruptions in the food/ag supply chain because of the Covid-19 pandemic."
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February 28, 2020
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.
Blog
February 28, 2020
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.