fall 2018
Farmer Veteran Coalition 3
Feature Story:
Mobilizing Veterans to Feed the World 4-10
Social Media 1.0 12
AgTech Innovation Conference 13
Online e-Learning Tools 14
Guest Editorial:
The Future of Ag Labor 15-16
Security Awareness 17
College Scholarships 18
Who We Are:
Northwest Farm Credit Services
supports agriculture and rural
communities with reliable,
consistent credit and financial
services, today and tomorrow.
Our Board of Directors:
Greg Hirai – Chair, Wendell, ID
Nate Riggers – Vice Chair, Nez Perce, ID
Christy Burmeister-Smith – Newman Lake, WA
Nels DeBruycker – Choteau, MT
Susan Doverspike – Burns, OR
Jim Farmer – Nyssa, OR
Duane (Skip) Gray – Albany, OR
Dave Hedlin – Mount Vernon, WA
John Helle – Dillon, MT
Dave Nisbet – Bay Center, WA
Derek Schafer – Ritzville, WA
Karen Schott – Broadview, MT
Julie Shiflett – Spokane, WA
Shawn Walters – Newdale, ID
About Yields:
Yields is produced for customer-members of
Northwest FCS, an Agricultural Credit Association.
Comments and story ideas can be sent to the
Marketing Team, c/o Northwest FCS, P.O. Box
2515, Spokane, Washington 99220-2515 or
stacy.baker@northwestfcs.com
Website: northwestfcs.com
Northwest Farm Credit Services is an equal opportunity employer and
provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, disabled veteran,
Vietnam era or other eligible veteran status.
Article quotes have been edited for content and appropriateness.
1 Northwest Farm Credit Services
This summer, Farm Credit associations across the nation invited
customer-members who are young military veterans (and
their spouses) to Washington, D.C. Following a day of touring
the nation's capital, participants met with their respective
members of Congress to share their personal stories and discuss
the challenges and opportunities veterans face entering into
agricultural businesses.
