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Latest Post Taking Calculated Risks in Lending

Please note: This article first appeared in the 2019 Summer Edition of Plain Dirt Newsletter and has been slightly edited to fit all of our audiences. By Marvin Charles, Loan Officer Farmers are in the business of assessing risk. When you plant your corn in the spring, you are taking a calculated risk. Based on your previous experiences, you have...

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April 4, 2019

Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement's 2019 Scholarship Winners

The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement has announced the eighteen students who will each be awarded $10,000 to pursue their

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April 2, 2019

2019 Spring Patronage Distribution for Members

Local agricultural lender, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, distributed $20 million in cash to its member-borrowers in April.

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March 11, 2019

2019 Annual Stockholder Meetings Announced

Local agricultural lender, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, has announced the dates of their annual stockholder meetings, taking place the first wee

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March 8, 2019

How to Plan before you Start Planting

There's a lot that farmers can't control, but finances isn't one of them. Here's how to plan before you start spring planting.

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March 1, 2019

What’s the Difference between a Pre-Qualification and a Pre-Approval?

We get a lot of inquiries from those looking to buy properties with acreage for pre-qualifications and pre-approvals, and wanted to clear up

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March 1, 2019

How to Improve Your Credit Score

Let us explain a bit more about credit scoring and how it affects your ability to receive credit in today’s market.

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March 1, 2019

Land Buying Checklist: Things to know before buying land to build a home

Buying land is like buying a home – there are many factors to consider when trying to pick a property that is “just right” and if you overlo

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February 22, 2019

AgPitch18: Flying into the Future of Agriculture

Farm Credit awarded Maryland drone technology company, MADTECH, as the winner of AgPitch18.

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February 19, 2019

2019 February Patronage Distribution to Members

Local agricultural lender, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, distributed over $10 million in cash to its member-borrowers this month.

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Media & Press

If you are a journalist writing a story about MidAtlantic Farm Credit or our local marketplace, please contact Jenny Kreisher at 800.333.7950.

If you are a journalist writing a story regarding the Farm Credit System’s financial performance, market implications, overall financial health and status of the System, and projections regarding future performance, please contact Karen Brenner at the Farm Credit Funding Corporation, at 201.200.8081.

If you are a journalist writing a story about federal legislative or regulatory response and the System’s position, please contact Mike Mason, Director of Communications of Farm Credit Council, 202.879.0850.

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