8.9.10 - Dan Browning of the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote about AgriBank's earnings
AgriBank reported strong second-quarter results Monday with a 40 percent year-over-year increase in profits. read more...
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8.6.10 - How is the Big Economic Picture Affecting Agriculture?
AgriBank's Credit Economist, Jim Kielkopf, logs on with his economic overview. Where are interest rates going? How is agriculture positioned to grow? Will the world continue to bid for U.S. exports? Listen to Jim's overview on the following podcasts:
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7.29.10 - Dairy Doldrums Likely to Continue
by Jim Dickrell, Dairy Today editor
"For dairy to recover more quickly, highly leveraged, poorly capitalized large dairies will have to liquidate, says Kielkopf." read more...
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7.29.10 - AgriBank Official Offers Update on Farm Economy
Jim Kielkopf, Credit Economist with AgriBank, discusses his thoughts and provides a crop outlook for the coming year.
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7.28.10 - NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings
NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term and short-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of AgriBank, FCB (AgriBank) at 'AA-' and 'F1+', respectively.
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5.26.10 - FCS Donates Funds, Volunteers to Tennessee Flood Relief
Louisville, KY (May 26, 2010) – The torrential downpours that recently dumped up to 13 inches of rain and caused disastrous flooding in large portions of southern Kentucky and Tennessee were, according to some experts, a 500 or 1,000-year event. But equally extraordinary have been the stories coming out of that region of people and organizations pitching in to help their flood-ravaged neighbors in unprecedented measure.
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4.30.10 - William York (200 Minnesotans You Should Know)
Standing at the helm of the largest of the five banks within the national Farm Credit System, York plays a key role in overseeing agricultural lending and business services—including wholesale funding and other lending services—to a 15-state network of farm credit associations.
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4.29.10 - The BrandLab, a New School to Support Diversity in the Industry
Top Twin Cities Companies Unveil Another Minnesota Marketing Innovation: The BrandLab, a New School to Support Diversity in the Industry
AgriBank, FCB has joined more than 20 additional Minnesota-based companies to support The BrandLab, a new school which pairs the brightest minds in the marketing industry with students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
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2.11.10 - Dairymen’s Digest article features Ross Anderson
Ross Anderson, AgriBank SVP & CCO, participates in Dairymen's Digest farm-to-fork forecast. This forecast is aimed at arming members with the information they need to safeguard the interdependent investments of their livelihood.
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1.28.10 - Economist: Profitability Could Return to Livestock Sector
Portions of the livestock sector could return to profitability this year, but all of animal agriculture will continue to face ongoing economic, export and demand challenges as the country faces a “slow and uncertain” economic recovery, according to AgriBank chief economist, James Kielkopf, who spoke Friday at the 2010 Strategic Animal Ag Conference in Willmar.
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12.17.09 - Greg Taylor at the 2009 FFA National Convention
Greg Taylor, Sr. VP of Business & Market Strategies at AgriBank, speaks about ways FFA and Farm Credit are related at the 2009 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.
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10.19.09 - Bill York, AgriBank CEO, Receives Honorary FFA Degree
Bill York, CEO of AgriBank, FCB, was recently selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree. The award is given to those who advance agricultural education and FFA through outstanding personal commitment.
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