Tag: AgCredit

AgCredit Distributes $22 Million Patronage Dividend to Borrower-Owners

AgCredit – one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness – announced that it will distribute $22 million to its borrower-owners through its patronage program. Each year, AgCredit’s Board of Directors reviews the cooperative’s net income and determines how much to return to the cooperative’s borrower-owners in the form of patronage.…

Paulding FFA Host Tractor Safety Day!

By: Staci Miller, Paulding Ag Education Teacher In honor of National Ag Day which was March 19th, the Paulding FFA planned a Tractor Safety day to educate youth about tractors and farm equipment. The Paulding FFA Chapter held their annual Tractor Drive-in day on Friday, March 24th to celebrate National Ag Day. The chapter felt…

AgCredit awards $120,000 in Mission Fund grants to 13 local organizations

AgCredit, one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness, today announced that it is awarding $120,000 in Mission Fund grants to 13 community organizations in support of their efforts to improve the quality of life in communities primarily within the cooperative’s 18-county service territory.  Now in its sixth year, the Mission…

THIS WEEK ON PCBW: Ag Credit

Tune in to My102.7 FM on Tuesday and Thursday at 8 am and 5 pm to hear from Matt Adams and Kendra Heffelfinger, from AgCredit – one of northern Ohio’s lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness. Matt and Kendra will share their background and their direct ties to NW Ohio farming. AgCredit is dedicated…

AgCredit Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Local Students

AgCredit has announced the winners of five $3,000 scholarships awarded through the cooperative’s Joe Leiser Memorial Scholarship program. Leiser served as the first president and chief executive officer of AgCredit, which is one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders, serving farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners. The annual program recognizes dependent family members of AgCredit voting stockholders…

AgCredit Forms Mission Fund

AgCredit – one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness – is pleased to announce the recipients of the AgCredit Mission Fund.   This is the first year of the fund and grants were awarded on an application-based system within the following four focus areas. • Education – Educating young, beginning…

AgCredit Announces Joe Leiser Scholarship Winners

AgCredit, Agricultural Credit Association, recently announced the recipients of the cooperative’s annual Joe Leiser Memorial Scholarship. Joe Leiser served as the first president and chief executive officer for AgCredit, which is one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders, serving farmers, agribusiness and rural homeowners. Each scholarship recipient received a $2,000.00 for the 2018-2019 school year. This…