AgCountry Farm Credit Services / Grow / June 2021
A Letter From
The CEO
The summer months are a time of growth within our industry. Whether it is the crops or livestock you produce, watching things grow and develop can lead to a sense of optimism among farmers and ranchers. I can’t help but feel the same here at AgCountry Farm Credit Services. We, too, are experiencing growth in different aspects of our business.
is to provide an exceptional customer experience and an exceptional work environment for staff. After evaluating the needs of our office locations, we determined that more help is needed. Over the past few months, we have posted over 25 jobs, many of which are new positions. New team members are being added to further solidify our ability to better serve rural America. I am In the past, I have talked about the excited about the depth of skill and importance of having a growth knowledge that we’re adding. mindset. We all have room to grow. Embracing change and Our team expansion also shows expanding the way we think can a commitment to the local lead to personal transformation. communities we serve. Almost But changing the way we think and three-quarters of our current approach our lives each day can be 38 office locations are found in a challenge. There are times when communities of less than 10,000 we will want to revert back to what people. Each new job is an we know and are comfortable opportunity to either keep a family with. However, you can’t move in a rural setting or introduce forward by standing still. someone new. It is our hope that this leads to greater economic When it comes to our AgCountry benefits for local businesses. team, we are also experiencing tremendous growth. Our objective The ag industry has had a rough
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go of it for much of the last seven or so years. For some, commodity prices and current market conditions are lifting spirits once again. Hopefully soon we will find that equilibrium that supports both crop and livestock producers. Now let’s keep our fingers crossed that we see adequate moisture throughout the summer and fall. As always, thank you for your continued patronage of our cooperative.
Sincerely,
Marc Knisely, CEO
AgCountry.com
