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Look what our customers are saying!
Below are some comments from the February customer surveys:
"Thank you FC - it's nice to know there are still people trying to help farmers grow."
Hendersonville customer:
"We couldn't operate without FC."
Jefferson customer:
"Have dealt with FC for 25 years - completely satisfied."
Roxboro customer:
"Everyone I come in contact with always goes the extra mile." | |
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Find us on Facebook & Twitter!
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Home Loans
When you decide to buy a home or refinance a mortgage, it's a big step. You can trust our mortgage professionals to give you the personal attention due a valued customer. Click here to learn more about our home loans. | |
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Join the 10% Campaign to Help Build NC's Local Food Economy
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Make the choice! Make a difference! Make it local!
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Farm Credit Leasing
Contact your loan officer or our Association Lease Manager, Ron Joines at 800-521-9952 x 2840, about special rates available
through the Bonus Buster rate program! |
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The Roberts Agricultural Commodity Report
Click here to read Michael T. Roberts, Extension Associate, weekly commodity reports, sponsored by Carolina Farm Credit. | | |
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Leader Newsletter
Click here to view the most recent edition of the Leader Newsletter.
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13th Annual Ag Leadership Institute
Carolina Farm Credit recently held its 13th annual Agricultural Leadership Institute in Asheville, NC at the Inn on Biltmore Estate. This educational conference brings together and celebrates young, beginning, small and minority farmers. This year's 29 participants were couples or individuals from farms across Carolina Farm Credit's territory and were selected for their leadership and achievements.
The dynamic and interactive three day seminar was led by Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech and professional speaker and Dr. Alex White, financial advisor and former Virginia Tech Professor in the Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics.
Click here for more info.
Below is a list of 2013 Ag Leadership Participants:
Jesus Cisneros & Fulvia Estrada, Hickory
Heath & Kelli Blake, Union Grove
Ben & Kathy Brown, Pittsboro
Sherrill & Jennifer Cody; Richfield
Joshua & Disa Gantt, Lincolnton
Matthew & Janet Guyer, Elkin
David Lee & April Johnson, Woodleaf
Bart & Theresa Keller, Deep Gap
HoKou & Mai Sia Vang Lo, Nebo
Kyle & Maria Miller, Waynesville
Samuel & Kathy Richardson, Oak Ridge
David & Stacey Talley, Albemarle
Alan Williams & Kristi Chambers, Oxford
Matthew Wood, Andrews |
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Spring Customer Appreciation Events  Carolina Farm Credit is celebrating 25 years of patronage this year! Part of the celebration is an association-wide drawing for a $2,500 door prize! Be on the lookout for an invitation to your local service center's customer appreciation event. |
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Equipment Loan or Lease Promotion  Finance or lease a new or used piece of equipment
with Carolina Farm Credit March 1 - May 31, 2013 and receive a pair of mechanics work gloves! Ask your loan officer for details. |
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Brown Summit Service Center Open House
The new Brown Summit service center held an open house on March 15th. NC Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Troxler addressed the group and helped cut the ribbon. Click here for more information about the new location.
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Ribbon cutting with Commissioner Steve Troxler; County Commissioner Alan Branson; CFC Board Chairman, Joe Lail; CFC Board Member, Mark Bray; CFC CEO, Mike Morton; CFC COO, Vance Dalton;
Regional Lending Manager, Fred Pitterd; and CFC Brown Summit Employees: Service Center Coordinator, Inar Becton; Loan Officer, Jim Webb; Loan Assistant, Katie Crews; Loan Officer, Cindy Srader. |
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2013 Co-Op Camp  Cooperative Leadership Camp is an exciting youth opportunity
sponsored by the Cooperative Council of North Carolina. Carolina Farm Credit will sponsor two students to attend this year's camp that will take place June 17 - 21 in White Lake, NC.
Participants will be chosen using a short essay contest. The contest is open to high school freshmen (must be 15 years old at the time of camp), sophomores and juniors who fall into one of these categories: FFA and 4-H members or children of Carolina Farm Credit members.
The application deadline is April 9th. Click here for more info and the application.
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Secure Messaging
Some things just shouldn't be shared. Announcing a new feature in AccountAccess: Secure Messaging
With Secure Messaging, you can
* Send confidential messages directly to us
* Attach financial or other sensitive
documents safely and securely
* Receive confidential information from us.
Log in to AccountAccess and try it out today. |
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2012 Tax Documents Online 1098 and 1099 documents are available online through Account Access.
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2013 Photo Contest
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2012 contest 1st place winning photo submitted by Amy Wingler of Statesville |
The 2013 photo contest entry form is now available on our website. The deadline to enter is May 31, 2013. The top three photos receive cash prizes and will be featured in our 2014 photo calendar. Visit our website for official contest rules.
Click here to see the 2012 contest winners.
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Game Changers and the 2013 Playbook
By Dr. David Kohl
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Dr. David Kohl |
A new year has arrived with its share of challenges and uncertainties. The playing field of agriculture is interconnected with the complexities of the global and domestic economies that are impacting business, family and personal lives. What will be the game changers for 2013 and beyond? How will they alter the playbooks of businesses competing on the agriculture playing field?.
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 Special Property for Sale This month's featured property is 1.9 acres in Caldwell County. Lot #14 Phase 1 of The Coves at Round Mountain, Walnut Ridge Dr, Collettsville. $39,000.
Contact Kent Whitaker @ 800-521-9952, X2824 or rkwhitaker@carolinafarmcredit.com
Visit our website for a list of all special properties for sale.
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NC AgrAbility Program  The NC AgrAbility program's purpose is to assist farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities. Through education, support, and assistance, AgrAbility helps to eliminate (or at least minimize) obstacles that inhibit success in production agriculture or agriculture-related occupations. Click here for more info. |
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Web Page Provides Farm Management Tools
Evaluating Producers' Value-Added Business Plans
This article looks at just a few of the questions that need to be considered in analyzing producers' value added business proposals.
Visit our website for more of these great articles, written by Danny Klinefelter of The Executive Program for Agricultural Producers. |
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See you at the following upcoming events:
NC A&T Small Farms Week
Greensboro, NC
March 25-31
Click here for more info.
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Cap Contest Winners
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Cap Contest winner, William Harold Jenkins with CFC Statesville Loan Officer, Denise Cline |
Congratulations to all of our Cap Contest winners. They each won $50.00 just for being spotted wearing their Carolina Farm Credit hat. Click here to see the 2012 winners. |
Farm Credit Member Discounts  As a Farm Credit member, you are eligible for discounts through Dell, Sprint, Enterprise, and more. Click here for more info about discounts. |
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Tom Haarmann, Financial Services Manager |
Click here for Tom Haarmann's March newsletter. In this issue:
For more information, please contact Tom Haarmann, Financial Services Manager, at 800-521-9952 x 2869.
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