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News11.12.19Navigating Through Hardship To Find SuccessBen Briggs of Christian County found himself as the sole proprietor of a more than 150-year old farm business and quickly had to take the the reins in the middle of planting season.
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News11.12.19Education Yields Greater ProfitabilityBob Schroeder’s passion for continuing to learn about farming has helped him incorporate new practices and ideas on his corn and soybean fields in Champaign, McLean, and Piatt Counties.
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News11.04.19Brian Wright Retires From Farm Credit After 40 YearsBrian Wright, of Warrensburg, retired from Farm Credit Illinois Nov. 4, after 40 years providing support to generations of farm families. Wright worked as regional manager of the Decatur regional office, serving De Witt, Macon, and Moultrie Counties.
Cultivations
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Cultivations10.31.19Cultivations - Post Harvest 2019Director cup recipients honored at Illinois State Fair, learn about upcoming fall/winter Farm Credit College courses, and learn about opportunities for youth with agriculture scholarships and community improvement grants.
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Cultivations03.20.19Cultivatations Pre-plant 2019Director election results announced. Apply for the Cultivating Master Farmers Program. Board of Directors now accepting applications for the FreshRoots Directors Cup.
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Cultivations11.08.18Cultivations - Post-Harvest 2018The post-harvest 2018 edition of Cultivation includes useful information about the Farmland Value Study, upcoming Farm Credit College programs, and how to apply for 2019 Scholarships and 4-H/FFA Grants. Cultivations comes out twice a year and is mailed to all FCI cooperative members and crop insurance customers.
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Cultivations03.15.18Cultivations - Preplanting 2018
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Cultivations11.01.17Cultivations - Post-harvest 2017
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Essentials10.11.19Essentials Issue 05, 2019
The Farm Credit Learn and Grown Pavilion is dedicated, the 2020 Focus on Farming photo calendar finalists are announced, new staff introduced, and tenured staff congratulated on recent anniversaries at FCI. Eric Snodgrass provides a weather update, On The Block auction listings are shared, and upcoming fall/winter Farm Credit College workshops announced.
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Essentials08.22.19Essentials Issue 04 - Summer 2019This issue includes a patronage photo slideshow, how to identify phishing emails, access to the land values benchmark study, a report on land sales in the last 90 days, and how lowered interest rates will impact the rest of 2019.
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Essentials06.05.19Essentials Issue 03 - 2019In this issue of ESSENTIALS, you'll watch a timely weather outlook update from Eric Snodgrass, learn about the new FCI cash patronage program, meet the Director's Cup recipients and also meet the 2019 Summer Interns!
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Essentials04.08.19Essentials 02 - Spring 2019Lots of great content in this issue: KOHL-laborations, INTERESTing Times, a "Text Club" contest with terrific prizes, meet the 2019 Ag Scholars and Community Grant Recipients, important crop insurance information, Staff in the Spotlight introducing new FCI employees and celebrating milestone anniversaries and more!
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Essentials02.05.19Essentials Issue 01 - 2019
In this issue learn about the FreshRoots $5,000 Directors Cup award, discover how to forward market grain with confidence, access links to apply for FCI's scholarship and community grants programs, view upcoming farmland auctions, and more.
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Essentials12.05.18Essentials Issue 06 - 2018Hear from Dr. David Kohl on how to plan for 2019, register to attend a Farm Credit College Estate Planning workshop, register to attend one or more 2019 Fielding Forward crop insurance meetings, and find information about 2019 FCI ag scholarships and community improvement grants.
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Essentials10.12.18Essentials - October 2018Learn about upcoming Farm Credit College workshops, the 2019 Focus on Farming calendar winners, and more!
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Essentials08.13.18Issue 4 - Summer 2018
Technology Upgrade Reminders
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Field Goals08.21.19Field Goals Fall 2019Learn how prevent or delayed planting provided a safety net this tough planting season that helped soften the impact of weather. And harvest may be later than usual, but you will want to review a pre-harvest policy inspection list included in this issue. And you’ll also learn about other protection options that fall outside the common ones farmers are most familiar.
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Field Goals01.04.19Field Goals - Winter 2019As you make plans for the 2019 crop year, you may be questioning the impact of each input cost on your bottom line - including crop insurance. Read how investing in crop insurance provides value to your risk management plan over time.
Industry Insights
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Insights10.15.19Make Informed Decisions with Annual Cash Flow StatementsRunning a farm business is demanding – especially in today’s tight margin environment. Taking the time at year-end to create a cash flow statement can help you make informed decisions all year.
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Insights08.08.19How Lowered Interest Rates Will Impact the Rest of 2019What does the recent rate reduction by the FOMC and the ending of the Fed's balance sheet runoff earlier than planned mean for the future of interest rates?
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Insights08.06.19What are Phishing Emails?Phishing emails are one of the most common online threats. Being aware of this danger and knowing how to spot phony requests can protect your personal and farm business information.
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Insights06.01.19The Cooperative Advantage for Farm Families and Ag BorrowersWhen choosing a lender, consider the advantage of working with a cooperative - owned by its members and not outside investors. Lending cooperatives deliver value by serving the needs of member-borrowers and their communities.
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Insights04.01.19A Dovish Stance - No More Rate Hikes in 2019What does the announcement indicating no expected rate hikes for 2019 reflect about the Fed’s balance sheet and the U.S. and global economies?
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Insights04.01.19The Short and Long-term Views from the RoadHow little changes or increased focus can increase a producer's chance of success in today's farm economy.
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Insights03.28.19Wet Weather Have You in a Holding Pattern?Don't forget these crop insurance details this spring.
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Insights03.07.19Beginning Farmers Start Smart with Financing that Fits
Buying a farm can be challenging – especially as a beginning farmer. Overcome some of the barriers to purchasing your first piece of farm ground with tailored financing programs.
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News11.12.19Navigating Through Hardship To Find SuccessBen Briggs of Christian County found himself as the sole proprietor of a more than 150-year old farm business and quickly had to take the the reins in the middle of planting season.
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News11.12.19Education Yields Greater ProfitabilityBob Schroeder’s passion for continuing to learn about farming has helped him incorporate new practices and ideas on his corn and soybean fields in Champaign, McLean, and Piatt Counties.
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News11.04.19Brian Wright Retires From Farm Credit After 40 YearsBrian Wright, of Warrensburg, retired from Farm Credit Illinois Nov. 4, after 40 years providing support to generations of farm families. Wright worked as regional manager of the Decatur regional office, serving De Witt, Macon, and Moultrie Counties.
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News10.01.19Somers Joins Farm Credit Team
Get to know the newest senior credit officer – Mike Somers of Champaign.
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News09.30.19Lauer Joins Farm Credit TeamAshia Lauer of Bridgeport began Sept. 30, as a sales and service specialist in the Lawrenceville regional office.
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News09.28.19Denzer Retires After 40 YearsGary Denzer of Mahomet retires as vice president of internal audit after 40 years with Farm Credit.
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News09.27.19Farm Credit Mourns Loss of Treasured LeaderTom Tracy, president & CEO of Farm Credit Illinois, passed away unexpectedly from health complications Sept. 25.
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News09.27.19Farm Credit Mourns Loss of Treasured LeaderTom Tracy, president & CEO of Farm Credit Illinois, passed away unexpectedly from health complications Sept. 25.
