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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

Weighing and Mitigating the Risk of Purchasing Non-titled Equipment

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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Farm Management Resources

Writing a Business Plan

It is something that can strike dread in any small business owner’s heart but will deliver great rewards in the end, the BUSINESS PLAN! December has been given the honor of “National Write a Business...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Becky Daubert

Job Title: Credit Analyst Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 8 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved with 4-H for 10 years in Pennsylvania showing dairy cattle as well...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Lacey Radabaugh

Job Title: Loan Officer Location: Bridgeport Branch Tenure: 12 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved in 4-H from the time I was 10 years old until I aged out. I showed cattle...
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Determining your Target Market

Marketing is an important part to any successful business. It can be tricky to reach exactly who you want and when you want to promote your product. Here are the steps to help you identify your target...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: David Loar

Job title: IT Risk Manager Location: Romney Branch Tenure: 28 years Where did you grow up? I am from Eckhart Mines, Maryland. Tell us about your hobbies. I like to travel and have been to 26 countries...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Pete Cypret

Location: Verona Operations Center Job Title: Chief Risk Officer Tenure: 5 Years Were you involved in FFA? I served as both Vice President and President of my local FFA chapters and enjoyed competing...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Steve Slayton

Job Title: Special Assets Officer Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 5 years Tell us about your family. My wife, Julie, is a real estate agent for a local company. My daughter, Shelby...
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