History
FCE Facts I
FCE Facts II
FCE Regions
FCE HR
100
The president who oversaw the restructuring of the Farm Credit System, alongside help from a Cornell University Professor.
Who is President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
100
Farm Credit East is set up as this type of Business Structure.
What is a Cooperative
100
Farm Credit East’s internal platform where employees can share their ideas, comment on the ideas others have shared, and vote for ideas in the spirit of innovation.
What is VoiceIt
100
Diverse region that serves customers across 5 states and within 13 significant Farm Credit East industry sectors.
What is The Eastern Region
100
The program that provides up to $10,000 in reimbursement for pursuing any job related higher education.
What is FCEs Tuition Aid Program.
200
July 17th, 2016 marked the ____th year anniversary of the Farm Credit system.
What is 100 years
200
The chairman of Farm Credit East’s Board of Directors.
Who is Matthew Beaton
200
A partnership owned by Farm Credit East, AgChoice, and Yankee Farm Credit which insures 28 different crops in the Northeast.
What is Crop Growers LLP
200
The region in the ACA that has the greatest number of customers (3,995 customers).
What is the Northern Region
200
This benefit consists of a 401k. FCE will match up to 6% of your contributions and will supply a defined contribution ranging from 2% up to 9% of your pay.
What is a Retirement Plan?
300
The President who signed the "Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916" to increase credit available to rural farmers.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
The FCE program established in 2011 to give back to the farmers and rural communities we serve through voluntary employee contributions.
What is Farm Credit East Cares
300
A FCE program that provides special incentives to help this growing customer segment get started in agriculture.
What is Young, Beginning, Small, and Veteran Farmer Incentives (YBSV)
300
The region containing the most heavily forested state in the lower 48, with 92% forest.
What is the Maine Region
300
This type of saving account is exclusively used for Healthcare expenses. If you have medical insurance through FCE, you can contribute to this account on a tax-free basis and FCE will make contributions each paycheck.
What is a HSA (Health Savings Account)
400
The number of Farm Credit Associations in 2018, after the upcoming mergers.
What are 69 Farm Credit Associations?
400
The initiative, started by Farm Credit East, that provides working capital to start-up agricultural operations.
What is FarmStart
400
2 of the 4 Benchmarking programs offered by Farm Credit East to its customers for a fee
What are Dairy Benchmark, Agricultural Retail Benchmark, Winery Benchmark, Green Industry Benchmark
400
The region that accounts for more than 35% of all Country Living loan volume in Farm Credit East.
What is the Southern Region
400
FCE provides 12 of these paid days off each year. With 1 - 3 of these days 'floating' and can be used at your discretion.
What are Holidays
500
The architect of rescuing the Farm Credit System in 1933 and making it full service to farmers and their cooperatives. (Hint: There is a nearby room named for this Cornell U figure.)
Who is Dean William I. Myers
500
The share of its net earnings That FCE returns to customer-shareholders.
What is Patronage dividend
500
Each year, FCE provides scholarships to individuals pursuing a full-time, post high school education with demonstrated progress towards a career in agriculture, forestry, or commercial fishing. In 2016, what is the dollar amount each of the 33 recipients received?
$1,500 each
500
The region home to the Grand Canyon of the East.
What is the Western Region (Letchworth State Park)
500
FCE offers over 25 of this type of program to provide employees with the education needed to excel at their position.
What are training programs?
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