Farm Credit Knowledge Center to Host Risk Management Dinner Meeting in September
The Farm Credit Knowledge Center will host a risk management dinner meeting at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Va. on September 5, 2024 as part of their 2024 Star Insights Series. Dinner will be served at 5:30 PM and the program will begin at 6:00 PM. The Star Insights Series is a free event offering from the Farm Credit Knowledge Center in which participants will hear from Ralph Stickman, Farm Credit Crop Insurance Agent.
Participants will have the opportunity to interact with Ralph as he discusses Pasture Rangeland and Forage Insurance options. Pasture Rangeland and Forage RI (PRF) insurance is a program that aims to help protect agricultural operations from the risks of forage loss due to the lack of precipitation. Without adequate rainfall, the forage that many producers use to feed their livestock will not exist. In these instances, many producers are forced to sell livestock, change business plans or spend money supplementing or buying off-farm forages. This program is designed to help with cash flow needs during those times.
Kyley Clevenger, Knowledge Center Director, shared, “Understanding the tools and programs available to help mitigate risks are vitally important for producers of any size. The focus of this workshop will be to provide producers with the awareness and understanding of those tools and programs to protect them and their operations.”
Learn more about the event and register by visiting FarmCreditofVirginias.com/Knowledge-Center/Events or by emailing the Knowledge Center at knowledgecenter@fcvirginias.com.
About Farm Credit of the Virginias
Farm Credit of the Virginias provides over $2 billion in financing to more than 11,000 farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners throughout Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland. Farm Credit is a cooperative capitalized largely through investments made by farmers, ranchers and the rural homeowners and businesses that borrow from them. In fact, as part of a nationwide network they are the largest single provider of agricultural credit in the United States and have been for over 100 years. Farm Credit helps maintain and improve the quality of life in rural America and on the farm through its constant commitment to competitive lending, expert financial services and for facilitating and sharing knowledge and resources through the Farm Credit Knowledge Center. For more information, visit www.FarmCreditofVirginias.com.