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THE FARMER IN FARM TO SCHOOL: PARTNERSHIP IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES

NFSN Annual Meeting 2016:

Partnering with Farm Credit

BRITTANY JABLONSKY NATIONAL FARM TO CAFETERIA CONFERENCE JUNE 1, 2016

Getting to Know Farm Credit

Getting to Know Farm Credit

• Farm Credit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable,

consistent credit, today and tomorrow

• Network of 74 local lenders providing financial services to farmers,

ranchers, and rural businesses across the country

• We support agriculture as we find it – large and small, organic and

conventional, in rural and urban communities

• We also support rural communities by financing the companies that bring

clean water to rural families, reliable energy to farms and rural towns, and modern, high-speed telecommunications services critical to connecting rural areas with the rest of the world

What Makes Farm Credit Different?

• Owned and operated by the very same farmers, ranchers and rural

customers it serves

• Unique structure keeps the Farm Credit System involved in the industries

we finance and the local communities we support

• Result: specialized lending and services with a dedication to agriculture

and rural America

• Celebrating a century of fulfilling our mission!

What Makes Farm Credit Different?

• Farm Credit is also focused on helping young, beginning, and small

producers be successful

• “Young”: 35 years of age or younger
• “Beginning”: Less than 10 years of agricultural experience
• “Small”: Farm production of less than $250,000 annually
• Many of our local Farm Credit associations have specific programs to help

foster the next generation of farmers and ranchers

A Focus on Beginning Farmers

Think beyond traditional grants and sponsorships

• Shared mission: to support farmers and rural economies
• How can we achieve our mutual goals?

Farm Credit as An on-the-ground resource

• For understanding area farmers and their marketing channels
• For building relationships with schools (FFA), university extension (4-H) and other local

agriculture stakeholders

Getting to know farm credit

• Each institution is different
• It’s about relationships

Farm to School and Farm Credit: Partnership Strategies

A National Network

Find Farm Credit

Farm to School and Farm Credit: Partnership Strategies

Examples of farm credit partnerships

• Cost-share for GAP certification
• Investing in transportation or season extension infrastructure
• Educating about agriculture and farm to school
• Support for school gardens
• Matching market prices for cosmetically imperfect seconds

(CIS)

Contact Us

Brittany Jablonsky Director of National Contributions and Stakeholder Relationships The Farm Credit Council Washington, DC 202-626-8710 jablonsky@fccouncil.com FarmCredit.com Facebook.com/ FarmCreditNational @FarmCredit YouTube.com/FarmCreditSystem

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Powerful Partnerships

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Farm to School Play Success Stories

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https://www.nationaldairycouncil.org/Our-Story Farm to School Collaboration with Local Dairy Councils

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Jean Ragalie-Carr, RDN, LDN, FAND

President, National Dairy Council & Chair, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

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Farm to School

A Missouri Farmers Perspective

To make this movement successful we must understand the many factors of food production

Real Farmers, Growing Real Food

So Many Opportunities!

• Schools can “pick their

food”.

• Field Trips
• A great way to sell produce

that you wouldn’t have a market for.

• Expanding partnerships,

creating business

• pportunities.

It’s ALL Sunshine….and unicorns… or not…

• Difficult for farmers to have constant
• communication. Producers are farmers,

marketers, book keepers, HR departments, food safety specialists and everything in between.

• Finding a middle ground of pricing. Schools

are used to working with commodity dollars.

• Schools want a reliable consistent supply of
• product. Mother Nature doesn’t always allow

for that.

• Local is cool but for how long?
• Farming is a business. Not a uptopia.

We must create the next generation of agriculturalists!

Growing Stronger Together

Q & A