Gary Matteson
@lenderhand
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30 great years as a farmer. Now advocating for beginning farmers of all kinds, local foods, Retail Agriculture, farmer veterans for Farm Credit Council in DC
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Joined February 2009
TWO WEEKS LEFT to apply for the Fellowship Fund! The application will closes on Feb. 14, at 11:59pm CST. Visit our website here https://t.co/JmkfNDUMvK for more information. Questions? Email fellowship@farmvetco.org #farmerveterancoalition #fellowshipfund #farmerveteran
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37th annual Intertribal Agriculture Council meeting has started in Las Vegas and @farmcredit continues its support and participation.
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On #VeteransDay, Farm Credit extends a heartfelt thank you to all the brave men and women who have served our nation. We are proud to partner with the @FarmVetCo to help veterans who choose ag as they transition to civilian life.
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Three individuals with Farm Credit connections served on the Equity Commission or subcommittees: Charle Rawls, former FCA general counsel; LaTonya Keaton, CoBank; and Gary Matteson, Farm Credit Council. Full house at USDA headquarters Whitten building patio.
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On “Transforming FSA Loans” panel at USDA Final Equity Convening in DC. Farm Credit has worked as part of the Equity Commission to improve how FSA serves farmers and other stakeholders.Improving customer experience and fairness of program access and delivery was the overall goal.
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@farmcredit hears “There are 80,000 farms covering 75million acres that have adopted climate smart agriculture practices because of Inflation Reduction Act spending,” from White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi
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@farmcredit is at the Politico Energy Summit, starting with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi. Agriculture will be a larger part of climate and energy solutions in the near future. That represents new income streams and ecosystem services payments to farmers
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5 things to know about the new #SAF fuel credits: What the Treasury Department’s guidance means for farmers and the SAF industry. Read the new report from Jacqui Fatka. https://t.co/n92mKXD9Qq
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At RES Reservation Economic Summit session presented by Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) talking about their programs like TAF Tribal Agriculture Fellowship. @farmcredit is a founding sponsor. Scholarships for Native students in ag professions like veterinarians
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USDA Secretary Vilsack is addressing the RES Reservation Economic Summit conference in Las Vegas. USDA has removed many barriers for use of its programs on Indian lands. @farmcredit is all over a panel tomorrow…more on that as it happens
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Secretary Vilsack accepting the report of the USDA Equity Commission proud @farmcredit was involved start to finish.
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Opening activities at Islands Food Systems Summit on St Croix VI. Coming from the mainland it’s hard to imagine how different it is to think about local food in the context of small islands. Changing view to see Virgin Islands as connected by water rather than separated by water
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@farmcredit is at the initial meeting of the steering committee for the Islands and Remote Areas Regional Food Business Center, a USDA funded local food system development effort.
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Farm Credit is proud to partner with organizations like Native Agriculture Financial Services to bring innovative solutions to additional credit for Native farmers and ranchers. This week, Farm Credit Council met with Janie Hipp at NAFS to discuss opportunities to leverage Farm
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Who knew that Lincoln was a punster? “…cultivated thought”
“No other human occupation opens so wide a field for the profitable and agreeable combination of labor with cultivated thought, as agriculture.” - President Abraham Lincoln Happy birthday, President Lincoln!
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Yep, I donated. Keep up the good work!
Today marks Farmer Veteran Coalition's 15th anniversary! FVC remains dedicated in assisting our Veterans find necessary resources needed to pursue careers in agriculture. THANK YOU and we can't wait to show what we have in store for the future. #farmerveterancoalition
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Farm Credit’s long term relationships with underserved ag producers is leading to creative solutions to fulfill our mission to serve all of agriculture. Farm Credit is increasing access to credit for Native ag producers by providing more loanable funds through NAFS, which buys
NAAF and the Bureau of Indian Education announce a new agriculture business degree program in partnership with the Haskell Indian Nations University. To read the full press release, visit https://t.co/2FjlXELunX
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Native Ag Lending School starting in Phoenix.3 days of ethics, economics, analysis, and principles of assistance. Univ of MN Center for Farm Financial Mgmt teaches core curriculum with help from many experienced ag lenders and policy advisers.Proud @farmcredit is here
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#EverythingLocal conference begins with Illinois Farm Bureau President Duncan and Lt. Governor Stratton addressing the Food, Farmers Market, and Specialty Crop Conference. Looking forward to the @FarmCredit session I’m presenting “Making Money While Reaching Your Goals”
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sustag2023 panel moderator Maggie Monast of EDF “financial providers are trusted by farmers and so have a unique role in enabling farmers to adopt sustainable practices by de-risking the transition and maintenance of those practices”
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