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Employee Spotlight: Kelli Hopkins

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...
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Employee Spotlight: Magen Ayers

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...
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Tick-borne Diseases: A Threat to Livestock

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...
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CCF Recipient Feature: West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition

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...
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Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Customer Feature: Aaron & Tara Helmick (Anathoth Livestock)

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...
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Wyndale Farms

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Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Customer Feature: Scott & Rebecca Ramsey (Wyndale Gardens)

Scott and Rebecca (Becky) Ramsey identified a need in their community and combined that need with their joint passion for science and healthy food systems to create Wyndale Gardens, an aquaponics...
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Customer Feature Stories

Customer Feature: Wesley Kent (Winding River Farms)

How often do you hear of a single lecture in a college class changing the course of a student's life and career? Well, that was the case for Augusta County dairy farmer, Wesley (Wes) Kent. During Wes...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Kathrine Ditmore

Job Title: Relationship Manager (Agribusiness unit) Location: Harrisonburg Branch Tenure: 6 months Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was involved in 4-H through high school. I participated...
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Employee Spotlights: Cristy Armell

Job Title: Sr. Credit Analyst Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 6 years Tell us about your family. I married my high school sweetheart and we now have two girls (Layla and Estella), three...
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Financial Literacy

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Filling Out a Balance Sheet

Filling out a balance sheet can be an intimidating task. It can be extremely overwhelming to see all the boxes and work through the entire document; however, filling out a balance sheet doesn’t have...
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Employee Spotlight: Garrett Tillman

Job Title: Operations Support Specialist Location: Roanoke Branch Tenure: 3 months Are you involved in any other clubs or organizations? I have been active with Habitat for Humanity during the last...
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Employee Spotlight: Jenna Sudol

Job Title: Marketing & Digital Media Specialist Location: Roanoke Branch Tenure: 5 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I was active with my local 4-H club in Hanover County, VA during...
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Self-Care & Wellness for Farmers

Mental Health in our Rural and Farming Communities

Mental health is a real issue for families across the United States, including families living in rural communities across the Northeast Region. Mental health issues bring unique challenges to...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Jessica Thomas

Job Title: Operations Support Location: Verona Operations Center Tenure: 4.5 years Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. I grew up actively involved in 4-H. I showed livestock at the county fair...
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Employee Spotlight: Kelly Irvine

Job Title: Project Management Coordinator Location: Bridgeport Branch Tenure: 6 months Briefly describe your involvement in 4-H. Growing up in a 4-H family, I became a member when I was 9 years old. I...
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