Spotlight SUMMER 2022
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Customer Announcements
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2022 Holiday Calendar
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2022 – 2023 Scholarship Recipients
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Feature Story: Small but Mighty
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rom the Farmer’s Kitchen: F Whole-Grain Matzo
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Community Center
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Dr. Kohl’s Corner: Managing the Economic Shockwaves
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andid Conversations: C Developing a Business Plan
Mission Statement
Farm Credit West will ensure the customer comes first by providing superior service at competitive rates in a timely, professional and ethical manner, and by delivering a meaningful return on equity through our patronage program.
Who We Are
One of the West’s leading agricultural lenders, Farm Credit West and its wholly owned subsidiaries are cooperatively owned lending institutions providing financial services to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses. Our offices are located in Arizona and California’s Central Coast, Imperial Valley, South San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley.
Board of Directors Chair of the Board Douglas C. Filipponi. . . . . . . . . . . . Creston, CA Vice Chair of the Board Mark A. Cook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willcox, AZ Joey Airoso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pixley, CA Robert Amarel, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . Yuba City, CA Teresa Castanias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivins, UT Catherine Fanucchi . . . . . . . . . Bakersfield, CA
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Guest Article: Riding Out the Storm
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Tech Watch: Building Roadblocks Against Fraudsters
23 Territory and Office Locations
Craig C. Gnos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis, CA Robert N. Hansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hanford, CA Blake Harlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodland, CA Tom Ikeda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arroyo Grande, CA Colin Mellon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yuma, AZ Mark Osterkamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brawley, CA Barry Powell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento, CA Brian Talley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Arroyo Grande, CA Sureena S. Bains Thiara . . . . . . Yuba City, CA
Spotlight is produced for the customers, employees and friends of Farm Credit West. Comments and story ideas can be submitted by email to the Marketing Department at marketing@farmcreditwest.com.
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