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November 5, 2019

Chris Waddell owns and operates Apple Shamrock Farms, LLC, a 2,000-acre Crawford County farm where she and her family milk 1,000 Holstein cows and care for 875 replacements. Customer-owners voted...

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October 10, 2019

2019 Annual Meeting Announcement

The 2019 AgChoice Stockholders' Meeting is Wednesday, October 23 at the AgChoice Farm Credit Seven Mountains Office, Reedsville at 1:00 p.m. To make a reservation to attend the Annual Meeting, call...

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September 19, 2019

Business & Economy Trends

The Business and Economy Trends page is updated regularly with articles from Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus with Virginia Tech.

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September 12, 2019

Four Ideas for Your Small Woodland Purchase

Featured Guest Writer: Thad Taylor, AgChoice forestry loan officer Never fall in love with a property until AFTER the deed is in your hand. Approach every purchase-price negotiation with the same...

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September 11, 2019

5 Keys to Prepare Your Farm Business for Transition

Featured Guest Writer: Phil Taylor, AgChoice business consultant 1. Communicate Begin discussing the future of your farm business now. Get everyone’s goals, objectives, concerns and questions on the...

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July 12, 2019

Control Your Success: Best Practices to Help Manage Sinkholes on Your Dairy Operation

Featured Guest Writers: Kenneth Nearhoof, Senior Accounting Officer, and Michael Hosterman, Executive Ag Business Consultant All of us in the dairy industry have probably said, “Low milk price is the...

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June 28, 2019

Short-Term Fix, Long-Term Commitment

The other day, I was at a speaking engagement where I conversed with a farm family concerning the refinancing of debt. The unfortunate timing of the capital expense necessary to upgrade technology...

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