Anticipation. It’s one of the most important aspects of farming and ranching. Knowing the weather forecast is key to making planting, spraying and harvesting decisions. Although it is out of our...
You’ve probably heard the terms monocot and dicot at some point, maybe it rings a bell from a long-ago biology class. Monocot and dicot are the two divisions used to classify flowering plants, or...
Written by Nina Flanigan (marketing intern) This summer, three eager college students were selected to participate in the Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) annual summer internship program. The...
Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Ripley Branch Tenure: 5 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. My family’s tobacco and cattle farm stopped with my grandpa. However, I remember going...
Job Title: Business Relationship Specialist Location: Verona Branch Tenure: 2 years What's your favorite family recipe? My grandmother's recipe for chicken and dumplings is my favorite family recipe...
Shopping at the farmers market has a ton of great benefits for customers including getting outside and having access to the delicious food being grown and raised right in your community. However...
In 2022, Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV) conceived a scholarship program with the goal of supporting students enrolled in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, while paying...
Farm Credit is known for building relationships with our customer-owners; however, our mission and commitment to the rural communities we serve extend our borrower relations. The Farm Credit System...
By Adam McKenery, Chief Audit Officer While sitting in a conference room in 2022, my former manager and chief audit officer, Dewey Brown, slid his phone over to me and asked, “Is this something you...
The Fauquier Education Farm (FEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational farm based in Warrenton, Virginia. Their mission is to advance agriculture and agriculture-related education through best-method...
Job Title: Business Relationship Specialist Location: Rocky Mount Branch Tenure: 10 years What's your favorite family recipe? My favorite family recipe is my Aunt Geraldine’s pound cake. It’s the best...
Job Title: Loan Operations Supervisor Location: Wytheville Branch Tenure: 10 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I grew up on a family farm in Grayson County, Virginia, which had...
With over 900 species of ticks in the world (Horak et al., 2002) it is no surprise that tick borne diseases have become a significant health concern for humans and livestock alike. Ticks are...
The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition (WVFFC) leveraged a Charitable Contributions Fund grant from Farm Credit of the Virginias to transform the educational landscape for students in Pocahontas...
Aaron and Tara Helmick run a diversified livestock operation with their four young children called Anathoth Livestock LLC in the beautiful Hans Creek Valley of West Virginia. Both Aaron and Tara have...
