Farm Credit Hosts Day at Delaware State Fair
Westminster, MD (PRWEB) August 18, 2015 -- MidAtlantic Farm Credit hosted Farm Credit Day at the Delaware State Fair on Wednesday, July 29. The fair, which brings in over 300,000 people from across the DelMarVa region, was held July 23-August 1.
“We look forward to the Delaware State Fair each year as much as our customers do,” says Kenny Bounds, MidAtlantic Farm Credit’s DelMarVa Regional Senior Vice President. “To be able to support such a beloved event in our territory is a point of pride for us, and Farm Credit Day is our way of showing our unwavering commitment to both the agriculture community and the fair itself.”
Many of MidAtlantic Farm Credit’s staff members handed out entrance tickets to customers who came by the booth, which was located at the Main Gate. Others volunteered to work at the Grange booth and Delmarva Poultry Industry’s booth.
“Giving back to our customers and supporters is a big deal to us, and we are thankful that we were given the opportunity to do it again at the fair this year,” says Bounds.
The Delaware State Fair is held each year in Harrington, Delaware. More information about the fair can be found at delawarestatefair.com. For a full list of events MidAtlantic Farm Credit sponsors, please visit mafc.com.
About MidAtlantic Farm Credit
MidAtlantic Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative owned by its member‐borrowers. It provides farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; crop insurance; and rural home mortgages. The co-op has nearly 10,500 members and approximately $2.3 billion in loans outstanding. MidAtlantic has branches serving Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It is part of the national Farm Credit System, a network of financial cooperatives established in 1916 to provide a dependable source of credit to farmers and rural America.
Sandy Wieber, MidAtlantic Farm Credit, http://www.mafc.com, +1 410-848-1033, [email protected]
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