The year 2019 brought many successes for Farm Credit of Central Florida and we are extremely grateful. We served our communities, our customers, transitioned into our new Brooksville office and made the announcement for our new main office.
Cultiva has brought their specialized growing techniques to Florida. The company specializes in the production of baby leaf greens, including baby leaf spinach and arugula. Baby leaf crops are incredibly delicate and typically not conducive to Florida’s growing conditions.
Blueberry growers are subject to many different risks, such as production, weather, and price. Crop insurance from Farm Credit of Central Florida helps to mitigate the risks growers face.
Director Ronald Wetherington Inducted into the Florida FFA Hall of Fame. A fourth-generation Dover farmer, Farm Credit of Central Florida Director Ronald Wetherington is an alumnus of Turkey Creek High School and a proud alumnus and supporter of Florida FFA.
Now a sixteen-year-old sophomore in high school, Rachael has taken entrepreneurship courses teaching her about projects and developing business plans. Her school requires a community service project, so when she learned about a herd of eighteen Morgan horses surrendered to Marion County Animal Services; she knew it was meant to be her project.
Over 1,000 participants have completed the business and financial management classes consisting of 10 online courses. We’ve pulled out some highlights to demonstrate the value of planning for success.
The Carlton family operates a six-county cow calf operation across wide spans of acreage in central Florida, based in Hillsborough County. The family has been ranching for multiple generations.
The 2019 Florida Grower magazine’s Citrus Achievement Award recipient was Bob Behr, CEO of Florida Natural Growers, Director of Farm Credit of Central Florida and citrus grower.
