Farm Credit Honors Families with Long-Term Membership

90 farmers inducted into“2007 Heritage Farm Program”

LOUISVILLE, KY (December 14, 2007) – As a sign of its commitment to supporting farm families in Rural America, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America (FCS) launched a program to honor customer-member families who have supported the national Farm Credit System for over half a century.

“In 2007, 90 farm families from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee received the Heritage Farm designation.  The program is another example of our cooperative’s appreciation of our members,” said Bob Barton, chairperson of the Farm Credit Services Board of Directors. “We are very proud of the families who have supported Farm Credit and the cooperative system. As a 90-year-old farming cooperative, we value tradition and recognize the important role long-term member families have played in the success of this cooperative and the preservation of this nation’s proud agricultural heritage.”

Recognition in the Heritage Farm Program is open to current members of Farm Credit who have also been a member of the Farm Credit System for at least 50 consecutive years through their immediate family, parents or grandparents. This year’s designees were honored at FCS’s annual customer appreciation events with a plaque. They later received a special heirloom hope chest.

If you think you may be eligible for Farm Credit Services’ Heritage Farm Program, applications and additional information for the 2008 program can be found online at www.e-farmcredit.com under the “Community” tab. All completed applications must be submitted to your local Farm Credit office before March 31, 2008. Contact your local office at 1-800-444-3276 with additional questions.

On behalf of the entire Farm Credit family, a heartfelt congratulations goes out to the active members of Farm Credit for over 50 years who were recognized in the 2007 Heritage Farm Program (click here for list).

About Farm Credit Services

Farm Credit Services of Mid-America is a $13 billion financial services cooperative serving over 81,000 farmers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee. The association, which celebrated its 90th anniversary serving rural America in 2006, provides loans for all farm and rural living purposes including real estate, operating, equipment and housing and related services such as crop and life insurance and vehicle, equipment and building leases. For more information about Farm Credit, call 1-800-444-FARM or visit them on the web at www.e-farmcredit.com.