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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Shayna White

Location: Verona Operations Center Job Title: Loan Processor Tenure: 3 years What is your favorite song or artist? I am Taylor Swift’s #1 fan! What is your favorite food? I could eat Mexican food...
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Financial Literacy

Record-keeping with Accrual and Enterprise Accounting

No one that I know (other than some accountants) actually likes to keep records. Even fewer people actually like to file, sort, and organize records. I mean, why isn’t a shoebox good enough?! A...
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Financial Literacy

Record Keeping and the Importance of Being Prepared

Picture a typical scenario on the farm: you just wrapped up a long day of taking care of livestock, repairing equipment, and working on crop plans for the year, along with many other tasks on the “to...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Jessica Michael

Location: Verona Operations Center Job Title: Loan Assistant Tenure: 3 years Describe your agricultural involvement. My husband and I have beef cattle in Augusta County, VA. Tell us about your family...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Susie Johnson

Location: Harrisonburg Branch Job Title: Senior Loan Processor Tenure: 27 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I grew up in Grayson County, Virginia and we had beef cattle. I was...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Eric Roberts

Location: South Boston Branch Job Title: Special Assets Manager Tenure: 2 years List and describe any other clubs or organizations that you are actively involved in. I am a member of First...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Kathy Stewart

Location: Clarksburg Branch Job Title: Business Service Specialist Tenure: 17 years Briefly describe your involvement in agriculture. I am unofficially involved in our local FFA and 4-H through our...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Katie Frazier

Location: Staunton Admin Office Job Title: Chief Marketing & External Affairs Officer Tenure: 4 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I joined FFA in 7th grade and it's the reason I chose...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Britainy Avellino

Location: Harrisonburg Processing Center Job Title: Loan Processor Tenure: 1 year ​List and describe any other clubs or organizations that you are actively involved in. I am a Zumba instructor at one...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Cole Heizer

Location: Staunton Admin Office Job Title: Credit Manager Tenure: 15 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I was heavily involved with both FFA and 4-H for many years, competing in numerous...
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What is a Cooperative?

What is a cooperative? Cooperatives are user- and producer-owned businesses owned and controlled by their members. It's a business model working on behalf of the members instead of outside investors...
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Employee Spotlights

Employee Spotlight: Anthony Watson

Location: Wytheville Branch Job Title: Loan Officer Tenure: 8 years Briefly describe your involvement in FFA. I was an active FFA member in high school. I competed in several Career Development Events...
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Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Camden Reedy & Jake King Leverage Youth Ag Loan for Profitable Projects

Farm Credit of the Virginias is a proud supporter of 4-H and FFA programs, as well as all youth who desire to learn more about agriculture. Did you know that Farm Credit provides active youth with a...
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Shanholtz Orchard

Customer Feature Stories

Farm Management Resources

Crop Insurance: Protecting the Shanholtz Legacy

It’s no secret that the business of agriculture comes with significant risk. In addition to changes in market cost, farmers also have to worry about the potential brutality of Mother Nature herself...
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Customer Feature Stories

Young, Beginning, Small & Veteran Farmers

Young Farmer Luke Gingerich Gets His Start with FarmLaunch

Early each morning, you can find 20 year-old Luke Gingerich leaving his apartment, climbing into his truck and pulling out of the driveway with a Gingerich Construction trailer behind him. Luke is the...
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