Community

Rural Community Grant Fund

The Rural Community Grant Fund was established as a partnership between Farm Credit Services of Mandan and Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, the two largest providers of agricultural loans in western North Dakota, and AgriBank Farm Credit Bank, their St. Paul, Minn.-based funding bank, to help communities impacted by mineral development. Grants support critical community needs such as healthcare, safety, access to housing, education and economic development.

The Rural Community Grant Fund is accepting applications for work to meet the needs of communities in western North Dakota. Interested parties should apply at AgriBank.com.

Scholarships

The Mandan association will award four scholarships at $1,000 each to high school seniors who plan to enroll in college next fall. Recipients must be from an actively farming and/or ranching family, or be planning to pursue a career in farming or some other aspect of agriculture.

Rural Youth

In addition to direct lending activities, Farm Credit serves young, beginning and small farmers through contributions and volunteer efforts in support of organizations such as FFA and 4-H and other rural youth organizations and activities. We also offer training programs and scholarship programs for farm youth entering college.

FCS AgriBusiness Center

The Farm Credit Services of Mandan’s AgriBusiness Center (ABC) was built in 1998 with the purpose of providing a convenient location for producer, agribusiness and employee on-going education. Workshops range from marketing to crop insurance to ag careers and succession planning; some taught by our trained staff or we hire professional speakers from across the country.