The next time you find yourself chopping up fresh vegetables or opening a salad mix for dinner, consider that your produce may have passed through the…
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Many wine drinkers take pride in knowing what goes into their favorite bottles, where the grapes were grown and how they were processed. For whiskey aficionados,…
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Fraudsters are targeting accounts like email and social media to steal private information from your business or personal account. Important data like your password, Social Security…
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit announces new executive team members and roles
SANTA ROSA, Calif., (Nov. 7, 2024) – As key executive leaders transition into retirement in January 2025, American AgCredit has announced 5 updates to its executive…
Read MoreTulelake Farm Grows Healthy Soil for the 5th Generation – Seus Family Farms
When Ed Seus wrote his name on a slip of paper and dropped it into a pickle jar, he had no idea that his life would…
Read MoreHow a Farm Worker Built a Family Business – Peña’s Pecans
In a sun-drenched valley near the U.S.-Mexico border, palm trees wave in the breeze and pickup trucks line the parking lot at a pecan nursery that…
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit moves into new office in Sonoma County
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif., (Sept. 13, 2024) – American AgCredit has purchased and moved back into an 8,600 square-foot office they formerly occupied at 4845 Old Redwood…
Read MoreIn Pursuit of the Perfect Almond – Travaille and Phippen
The journey of an almond from a sunny California orchard to a grocery store shelf often begins at a family-owned operation like Travaille and Phippen in…
Read MoreRiverside County Winery Leader Joins American AgCredit Board
SANTA ROSA, Calif., (June 24, 2024) – The farmers and ranchers who own American AgCredit elected Steven Van Houten to the cooperative’s board of directors. Van…
Read MoreTogether We Are Farm Credit
We understand the vital connection between producers and their land. It is the foundation of the American story. For each chapter of rural living, American AgCredit…
Read MoreGrants awarded to New Mexico agriculture organizations
LAS CRUCES, N.M., (June 18, 2024) – American AgCredit has awarded grants to 23 New Mexico agriculture-related organizations totaling $204,000. Ag in the Classroom Ranch Management…
Read MoreSave Time for the Moments that Matter
At American AgCredit, we know success in agriculture means making the most of every minute. Our safe and secure online banking tools put time back in…
Read MoreSalinas Winery Pays Tribute to Mother’s Dream – Rustiqué Winery
When Robert and Rusti Silacci were getting ready to settle down and retire, they hatched a plan to launch an estate winery near California’s Central Coast….
Read MoreYoung, Beginning and Small American Farmers and Ranchers Get Support
LAS CRUCES, N.M., (Apr. 9, 2024) – Agriculture lender American AgCredit has created a new role that will focus on supporting young, beginning and small farmers…
Read MoreFamily farming hatch chiles, onions in New Mexico – Gillis Farms
Mary Gillis was seven years old when her family purchased a farm in southern New Mexico, determined to carve out a niche growing chile peppers, onions…
Read MoreAdapting to the Market – Stemple Creek Ranch
Conventional cattle ranching wasn’t profitable in West Marin County. That’s why the Poncia’s changed their business model. About 60 miles northwest of the Golden Gate Bridge…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Every Drop – Robert Renzoni Vineyards
A few miles off State Route 79 in Temecula, California, lies a 12-acre patch of paradise known as Robert Renzoni Vineyards. This Riverside County vintner has…
Read MoreFarmer-owned cooperatives join, $10 million invested into New Mexico agriculture through Rural Roots Endowment
Farm Credit of New Mexico is now Farm Credit association, American AgCredit LAS CRUCES, N.M., (Oct. 2, 2023) – The continued strength and growth of New…
Read MoreFrom Terrain — Fall Market Outlook
Herd Rebuilding, Consumer Beef Spending, and Global Demand in the Grain Markets Chinese and global demand, grain price seasonality, and harvest marketing headwinds and opportunities are…
Read MoreMaking a lasting impact on vineyard land – LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards
When making decisions on the farm, some operators will consider their impacts on the next generation, or even two generations down the line. Few are as…
Read MoreFarm Credit Farmer-Owned Cooperatives Merger Effective Oct. 1
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., (Aug. 25, 2023) – The merger of Farm Credit of New Mexico and American AgCredit Farm Credit cooperatives will be effective Oct. 1, 2023,…
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