Supporting Agriculture and Rural America

FCS Southwest vigorously supports agricultural organizations and youth agricultural activities that promote awareness of the broad range of agriculture in the Southwestern United States, such as:

• Lend a Hand! Farm Credit supports efforts for military personnel, Tempe residents. Farm Credit Services Southwest often lends a hand to various community programs, sometimes beyond our local service area. Click here for two examples of recent efforts.

• Young Farmer/Rancher Executive Institute.The financial and business management training for young farmers and ranchers from Arizona and California's Imperial County is a three day program usually held in the spring, in San Diego, CA. This program has received national recognition. Click here to see how national recognition was received. Click here to go to the news release about the Young Farmer/Rancher Institute.

• Annual Customer Appreciation BBQs. Every year we organize an appreciation day at our branch locations to say "thank you" to our member-borrowers. Everyone has a great time at these fun annual events.

• Mid-Winter California State Fair, Imperial, Calif. We provide clerking and processing services for fair participants of the junior livestock barn sale and sponsor a BBQ luncheon during the junior livestock action. We also co-sponsor a petting zoo.

• 4-H/F.F.A. Program. Our financial management education program helps 4-H and FFA members learn about managing credit and about our commitment to financing agriculture. We also lend support to livestock auctions and 4-H award programs.

• Memberships in Ag Organizations. We support the fine work of ag organizations throughout the Southwest through our membership and participation, including the Ag Business Council; Arizona Cattle Feeders, Cattle Growers and Cotton Growers organizations; Cattlemen's Club; several chambers of commerce, Farm Bureaus and Rotary Clubs; the Holstein Association; the Jersey Association; the National Cattlemen; and Phoenix Cotton Women; to name just a few of our associations.

• Financial Contributions to Ag Organizations. We also donate tens of thousands of dollars annually to support and sponsor outstanding contributions that hardworking organizations make to the industries we serve.

• Maricopa County Fair—Jr. Livestock Auction. We sponsored a free tri-tip BBQ luncheon for the buyers and raised $1,450 for the Maricopa County Scholarship Fund.

• Young Farmer/Rancher Executive Institute
  

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