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News04.07.21Illinois Students Receive $58,000 of Scholarships
Farm Credit Illinois named 29 high school seniors as agriculture scholarship recipients in central and southern Illinois.
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News04.07.21Illinois Youth Groups Receive $25,000 of Grants
Farm Credit Illinois awarded 50 community improvement grants to FFA chapters and 4-H clubs in central and southern Illinois.
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News03.31.21A Simpler Way to Escape - Own A Piece of the Country
Finding a loan to get closer to what matters shouldn't be complicated. Rural 1st® country life lending streamlines the process and keeps it simple.
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News03.15.21Farm Credit Provides Special $10 Million Patronage Payment To FarmersIt’s preseason patronage week here at Farm Credit Illinois! Help us celebrate the resiliency of farm families with this one-time $10 million payment.
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News02.26.21Connecting Consumers With Their Food
2020 Directors Cup honorees, Jill and Chad Vonder Haar, are passionate about connecting people with food through an on-farm store, local restaurants, and farmers markets.
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News02.25.21Striving for Balance On and Off the Farm
Balancing work and family life is important to 2020 Directors Cup honorees Andy and Monica Schumacher, who farm cattle and grain in Cumberland County. The couple began farming with Andy’s family in 2009 and took over farm ownership following Andy’s father’s retirement in December 2020.
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News02.22.21Setting Goals Key to Planning for the Future
Learn how 2020 Directors Cup recipients Matthew and Melanie Schmitz both grew up on a family farm and have been strategically planning for the future of their own operation by building good partnerships.
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News02.18.21Empowered Next GenerationLearning from older generations while being open to new ideas has provided a successful foundation for fourth generation grain and cattle farmer, Alex Head, 31, of Macon County.
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News02.18.21Listening and Learning Helps Young FarmersMike Nelson of Ford County keeps communication lines open with his father as they share the workload on their farming operations. He appreciates the opportunity to buy into the family farm and knows the value of his father’s mentorship.
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News02.18.21Teamwork Key to Farm SuccessEvan Marr, 26, of Morgan County, is a team player when it comes to the family farm. After college and working off the farm, he returned to the family operation in 2014.
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News01.22.21Find Your Crop Insurance Combination
Find the appropriate mix of crop insurance products to fit your farm’s risk management plan. Supplemental protection options can fill in coverage gaps, reducing risk exposure and providing greater peace of mind.
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