News Releases

Apr 30, 2014

Farm Credit Services of America awarded $78,275 in Working Here Fund grants to 53 organizations in its four-state area during the first quarter of 2014.

Apr 22, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the creation of a new investment fund that will help propel the growth of small businesses across rural America. The new Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) will now allow USDA to facilitate private equity investments in agriculture-related businesses.

Apr 10, 2014

The Board of Directors for Farm Credit Services of America announced the results of its election of Board leadership. Jeremy Heitmann of Byron, Nebraska was elected Board chair; Nicholas Hunt of Atlantic, Iowa was elected first vice chair; and Kim Vanneman of Ideal, South Dakota, was elected second vice chair.

Mar 28, 2014

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) stockholders elected four producers to four-year terms on the financial cooperative’s Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2014: Susan K. Voss of North English, Iowa; Robert Bruxvoort of New Sharon, Iowa; Jeremy Heitmann of Byron, Nebraska; and John Reisch of Howard, South Dakota.

Feb 26, 2014

Communities in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming receive a total of $201,125 in 2013 from FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund

Feb 20, 2014

Net income for 2013 was $514.6 million compared to $481.1 million for 2012. Loan volume increased to $20.2 billion from $18.5 billion in 2012. Members’ equity in 2013 increased to $3.6 billion from $3.2 billion at the end of 2012.

Feb 19, 2014

The Farm Credit Services of America Board of Directors has appointed Mark Weiss of Omaha, Nebraska, as its newest director. He will serve a four-year term, beginning April 1.

Jan 15, 2014

Land prices and demand continue to be strong across a four-state area of the upper Midwest, but the latest data aggregated by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) suggest the market for crop production farmland could be leveling off or in some cases softening.

Dec 18, 2013

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) has approved a 2013 cash-back dividend of $145 million – the largest in its history – to its eligible customer-owners. FCSAmerica serves farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and rural residents in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Nov 21, 2013

Contribution will assist livestock producers impacted by Winter Storm Atlas

Nov 4, 2013

Net income for the first nine months of 2013 was $353.6 million compared to $343.0 million for the same period in 2012. Loan volume increased in the first nine months of 2013 to $19.182 billion and members’ equity increased to $3.576 billion.

Oct 14, 2013

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) is mobilizing staff and financial resources to help its customers who were impacted by the recent blizzard that struck South Dakota.