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Issue 5 - 2016
Summer - A
Edition
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In celebration of the 100th year of Farm Credit, the "Centennial Chronicle" highlights significant milestones of the Farm Credit System.
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KOHL-laborations
The Fatal Flaws of Business Transition
Businesses throughout the ag industry are making transition management plans. Learning how to manage your new employees, plan for the unlikely, and avoid fatal flaws are important components of any plan.
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Stockholder Leadership Opportunities
Have you ever considered serving on Farm Credit's nominating committee or board of directors? If so, the 2016 nominating committee wants to know. Fill out a
candidate interest form
to submit your name and information by July 15. Following the deadline, the committee nominates candidates to present at the Association's 2016 annual meeting.
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Farm Credit Helps "GROW" New Ag Exhibit
$100,000 Grant Supports Ag Education for St. Louis Visitors
FCI joined three other regional Farm Credit System partners to support the St. Louis Science
Center's new agriculture exhibit, GROW. Together, FCI, FCS Financial, AgriBank, and CoBank
contributed $100,000 to the exhibit campaign, funding a series of activity tables and raised planter
beds in the exhibit's HomeGROWn Do-It-Yourself farming area. GROW's
grand opening
was June 18
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| Testing out the HomeGROWn area at the grand opening |
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FCI is proud to offer the Fielding Your Questions blog to serve as a reference resource t
o help members understand their crop insurance options
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Submit questions and receive a direct response via email from one of FCI's crop insurance experts or read past answers to common questions.
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Financial Snapshot
2nd Quarter Business Results
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Local Foods More Accessible at Market at the Square
Farm Credit Sponsors SNAP Double Value Program
Farm Credit is providing $8,000 in funding to match SNAP purchases made at Urbana's Market at the Square up to $20 per person each Market day. The program enhances the value the Market provides to customers, farmers who sell agricultural products there weekly, and the entire community in support of the local foods system.
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Attention Photographers!
Take your "best shot" for a chance to be featured in the 2017 Focus on Farming Calendar
Enter your photos showing agriculture and rural life at their best. Photos can be old, new, artistic, traditional, funny, or
heartwarming
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Be sure to visit FCI's main Facebook page to view all the great photos and
LIKE your favorites. Likes will be considered in the selection process for FCI's 2017 Focus on Farming calendar.
There is an entry limit of five photos per photographer. Deadline for photo submissions is August 29.
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Illinois State FFA Convention Recap
Newsroom Offers Education to FFA Members
Farm Credit Illinois, in conjunction with 1
st
Farm Credit Services, continued their sponsorship of the Farm Credit Newsroom at the 88
th
Illinois State FFA Convention last month. FFA members volunteered to provide instructions, organize cutlines, capture and edit photos of award recipients, and finalize press releases. Collectively, volunteers published 93 news releases and captured 308 digital photos including the announcement of the newly elected State Officer Team.
Pictured above (from L to R) 2016-2017 Illinois State Officer Team:
Cody Suddeth of Steward, Treasurer;
Zach Becker of Amboy, Reporter; Corrine Harding of Trivoli, Secretary; Paxton Morse of Eldorado, Vice President; J.C. Campbell of Little York, President
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Price Check
Land Sales in the Last 90 Days
The Price Check listing includes results for 40 different farmland auctions reported since the last results were published in April. These 40 public auctions concluded with successful bids and represented 3,229 total acres in 22 different counties selling for nearly $24 million with an average price of $7,396 per acre.
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Class of 2016 Agriculture Scholars Honored
Scholarship Luncheon Held June 2
Twenty-one of the 24 scholars and their guests attended a scholarship recognition luncheon at the cooperative's central office in Mahomet. A total of $36,000 was awarded - $1,500 to each scholar who will pursue an agriculture related college degree. This marks the 1
3th year of the Farm Credit Agriculture Scholarship program which has awarded nearly $300,000 to 275 students since 2004.
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Meals in the Field
Enter for Your Chance to Win
Crops are growing taller and farmers throughout the state are beginning to think of the upcoming
harvest. Farm Credit is proud to continue its support of National Farm Safety & Health
Week Sept. 18-24 by serving complimentary lunches and brief safety messages to farm families
during the weeks of Sept. 19-23 and 26-30.
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Local Facebook Pages Launched
Connect with Your Local Office Today
Attention Facebook fans - you can now connect directly with your
regional o
ffice. Farm Credit Illinois has launched local pages for each of the 14 offices.
- To find your local office's Facebook page, log in to Facebook and at the top of your profile page type in the search bar the name of the city your local Farm Credit Illinois office is located (ex. Farm Credit Red Bud).
- LIKE your FCI regional office Facebook page and start receiving updates in your News Feed on local Farm Credit and agriculture news, stories, auction listings, and more.
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Farm Credit Illinois maintains a list of upcoming farmland auctions submitted within the Association's
60-county marketplace. The listing can be found
at
www.farmcreditIL.com
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Essentials
Raffle & Reactions
Enter to Win One of Three Grill Sets
Drawing to be held July 21
Here's a chance to win an "essential" to use during the heat of the Illinois summer. The Cuisinart
kit includes a chef's spatula (featuring a built-in bottle opener), grill tongs, silicone basting brush,
four pairs of corn holders, cleaning brush, and an extra brush head. It's the perfect kit for the on-
the-go griller or to keep the grill tools separate from kitchen utensils. (Retail Value $50
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Congratulations to the winners of the $100 Casey's General Store gift cards following Issue 4:
- Bertis Chapman of White County
- John Jarzen of Morgan County
- Dick Maulding of Clark County
- Michael Stock of Washington County
- Debbie Tedford of Crawford County
In Issue 4 of
Essentials
, readers were asked how their planting season was going. Here are the results from
628 respondents
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Don't Miss Your Regional Office's Next Event
FCI regional offices hold annual appreciation events to thank members for their continued business. Visit the Association calendar to see events hosted by your local office.
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Welcome Aboard
Get to Know FCI's Newest Team Members
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