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Business Results In Review | |
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$1000 College Agriculture Scholarships | |
Farm Credit is offering twenty-five $1000 scholarships to high school seniors who will be pursuing an agriculture-related academic major or career. Applicants must reside in one of the sixty southern counties in Illinois served by Farm Credit Services of Illinois. The scholarship application deadline is March 2, 2012.
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Community Improvement Grants Available for 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters | |
Farm Credit is awarding $250 community improvement grants to 4-H clubs and FFA chapters making tangible improvements in their communities. Eligible clubs and chapters must be located in the 60 county region served by Farm Credit Services of Illinois. Applications must be received by February 17, 2012.
Liberty 4-H Club received a grant in 2011 to provide maintenance work
to the Bond County Fairgrounds.
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Customer Connection: Meet Kirk & Stephanie Liefer
Cedar Hill Farms, Randolph County - The 2011 Young Leader Achievement Award Winners | |
"God has given us the opportunity to be stewards of the land and we will do our best to raise a safe and healthy product."
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| Price Check | |
Following is a sampling of land sales results reported from various farm real estate auctions that were held in the past 90 days throughout the Farm Credit Services of Illinois geography. The data is sorted by sales prices within each Land Class.
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Staff In The Spotlight: Judy Wallace
Meet our Association's Vice President of Finance who celebrated her Silver Anniversary with Farm Credit earlier this month. | |
"I would tell all people - young and old - to keep learning. Don't ever pass up an opportunity to better yourself and expand your horizons. Embrace being a lifelong learner."
After completing an accounting degree from the University of Illinois and earning her C.P.A., Judy started her Farm Credit career as an accountant for Farm Credit Services of West Central Illinois in the Springfield central office. When the West Central Illinois and the East Central Illinois associations merged in 1989, Judy transferred to the Champaign central office of the new Farm Credit Services of Central Illinois association.
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Sign Up & Win One of Four Winter Roadside Survival Kits
Drawing to be held Friday, December 30 |
Be prepared when you're on the road and the weather outside is frightful! Farm Credit is giving away four "All in One Winter Roadside Kits" purchased from Survival Supply. The kit contains an Emergency Triangle, Folding Shovel, Jumper Cables, Flat Tire Fixer, Tow Rope, First Aid Kit, High Visibility Yellow Highway Blanket, Safety Vest, Distress Banner, Utility Knife, Heavy Duty Work Gloves, Duct Tape, Ice Scraper with Glove, Flashlight, Solar Blanket, Adult Poncho, Light Sticks, Hand Warmers, and Sports Bag.
Congratulations to the winners of the Farm First Aid Kits given away in the drawing after the September "essentials":
- Ted Bosecker of Mt. Carmel (Wabash County)
- Michael Short of Paxton (Ford County)
- Laura Suits of Rantoul (Champaign County)
- Walter Wetzel of Waterloo (Monroe County)
- Bart Wilson of Pawnee (Sangamon County)
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| Welcome Aboard! |
Meet the newest members of the staff team who joined Farm Credit Services of Illinois since September 20, 2011. Read More . . . |
| Farm Credit Team Milestones | |
A special salute to these employees who reached milestones in their years of service to Farm Credit since September 20, 2011 :
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| Building for the Future | |
Farm Credit Team Members dig in at the Potomac Boulevard construction site of the new Mt. Vernon Regional Office on November 15. Groundbreaking participants included (from L to R): Matt McCurdy, Keith Ray, Linda Valette, Debbie Hails, Brenda Fields, Kelly York, Shaun Murray (Regional Vice President), Dave Owens (President & C.E.O.), Dennis Frey (Director from Hamilton County), Mark Kabat (Mt. Vernon Regional Manager), Matt St. Ledger, Karen Raber, Sheila Wallace, Dennis Miller, and Gina Kennedy. The 10,000 square foot building is expected to be complete by June 1, 2012, and will include office accommodations for up to 20 staff and meeting space for as many as 70 individuals. The design-build contractor for the project is The Korte Company in Highland.
Decatur hosted a ribbon cutting celebration and open house at their new Regional Office located at the corner of West Mound Road and Illinois Route 121 on December 7. Participants include (from L to R): Jack Young, Diane Triplett, Sara Foley, Aaron Johnson (Senior Vice President), Chuck Foran (Regional Vice President), Don Olson (Executive Vice President), Brian Wright (Regional Manager), Mark Miller (Board Chair from Macon County), Dave Owens (President & C.E.O.), Larry Ellinger (Springfield Regional Manager), Ellen Gregg, Lise Pollock, and Stephanie Naylor. The building provides 8,200 square feet of office space which is expected to accommodate up to 20 staff in the future. The design-build contractor for the project was AKRA Builders, Inc. in Effingham. |
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Farm Credit's "YouTube" Channel
Check it out to meet other stockholders and employees. | 
www.youtube.com/fcsillinois |
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