Service to Agriculture AwardsSince 2002, the Rotary Club of Ft Collins has recognized an individual or company not directly involved in agricultural production, who nevertheless contributes to the betterment of the rural community, with the "Service to Agriculture" award. The recipient of the 2007/08 Service to Agriculture Award is the Mountain Plains Farm Credit Services. Terry Anders, President and CEO, accepted the award on behalf of the Mountain Plains Farm Credit Services.
Eighty employees of the Mountain Plains Farm Credit Services serve some 2,000 customers in rural Colorado, who borrow nearly $1 billion, from offices in Greeley, Grand Junction, Montrose and Durango. Mountain Plains belongs to a nationwide cooperative network called the Farm Credit System, consisting of five System banks and 95 affiliated associations. The system’s 10,000 employees serve nearly half a million customers who borrow some $135 billion. Besides ensuring that agricultural producers, rural businesses and rural homebuyers have a knowledgeable, stable and reliable lender, Mountain Plains helps grow the next generation of rural entrepreneurs by supporting organizations like the Future Farmers of America, 4-H, and the Colorado Young Farmers Association with scholarships to the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. Past Recipients of the Service to Agriculture Award2002 Wayne Kruse
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Glenn Schmidt presented the Service to Agriculture Award to Terry Anders, President and CEO, Mountain Plains Farm Credit Services for their work in helping with competitive financing for small producers and the rest of rural America since being chartered by Congress in 1917.