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Customer Feature Stories

Customer Feature: Spring Valley Farm & Orchard (Hampshire County, W. Va.)

Spring Valley Farm is a diversified fruit and vegetable farm owned and operated by Eli and Misty Cook. Spanning 800 acres in the rolling hills and valley of Augusta, W. Va., Spring Valley Farm grows...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Greg Mitchell

Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Moorefield Branch Tenure: 25 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was active in 4-H as a kid. My two children are also active in 4-H and I help out with...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Makenna Wood

Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Roanoke Branch Tenure: 6 months Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. My involvement in 4-H started in elementary school, where I was a part of our little...
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Farm Management Resources

Why are Job Descriptions Important for Agricultural Operations?

Job descriptions are important communication tools for both functional and legal reasons. Although no state or federal law “requires” a business to have job descriptions, here are some reasons why you...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Jessica Baker

Job Title: Branch Manager Location: Leesburg Branch Tenure: 17 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I grew up showing beef cattle with my brother and sister in the Loudoun County 4-H Beef...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Pan Seng Aung

Job Title: Secondary Mortgage Market Loan Processor Location: Harrisonburg Branch Tenure: 9 years Are you involved in any other clubs or organizations? I am very involved in my local churches, First...
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Financial Literacy

What are Balance Sheets and Income Statements?

This blog will walk you through the basics of balance sheets and income statements, what they are and how can you use them. What Are Balance Sheets and Income Statements? Balance Sheet - measures your...
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Farm Management Resources

Financial Literacy

Should You Buy New or Used?

When it’s time to buy a tractor, excavator or loader, the first question you might ask is: “Do I buy new or used?” There can be advantages to both, and while your answer largely depends on your own...
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Customer Feature Stories

Customer Feature: Gritt’s Farm (Putnam County, W. Va.)

“Being fresh, growing local and embracing family” is the mission of Gritt’s Farm, a multi-generational farming operation and agritourism venue located in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia. The farm...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Jason Miller

Job Title: Senior Loan Officer Location: Harrisonburg branch Tenure: 1.5 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I spent my early days in 4-H with my older sister. This is where my...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Kendra McPherson

Job Title: Compliance Specialist Location: Wytheville branch Tenure: 1 year Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. When we lived in Franklin County, we had a small cow herd, chickens, goats...
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Farm Management Resources

Financial Literacy

Managing the Risk of Private Party Equipment Transactions

Buying used equipment for your operation is challenging. You searched everywhere, but could not find what you were looking for at a price you were willing to pay. Finally, you heard that a farmer in a...
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Charitable Contributions Fund

CCF Grant Recipient Feature: Blairs Fire & Rescue

Blairs Fire & Rescue, a volunteer organization that provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS) and technical rescue services to the citizens of Pittsylvania County, Va., received a...
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Customer Feature Stories

Home & Construction Financing

Customer Feature: Mike and Linda Lamm (Montgomery County, Va.)

Mike and Linda Lamm were ready to build their dream home, but anyone who has built a house in the last few years knows that can be easier said than done. With high costs of materials and construction...
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Farm Management Resources

Cash Flow Budgets

January is the time for New Year’s resolutions and planning for what is to come the rest of the year. A quick google search will tell you some of the most common New Year’s resolutions are to lose...
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