FCS Financial Connect
Knowledge is power
FCS Financial Connect is a program based on knowledge sharing and communication that allows young and beginning farmers to learn from expert farmers and lenders in rural Missouri.
Knowledge sharing
- Online guides and tutorials for managing your farm business
- Subsidized tuition to an online, college-level Farm Credit University course
- Conference scholarships for ag education in Missouri
FCS Financial Connect
- 2-year series of workshops lead by ag experts
- Topics include ag lending, credit, communication, financial factors and perils in ag
Credit & loan requirements
- May be eligible for low percentage down payment in partnership with Farm Service Agency loans
- Credit standards to reflect the young or beginning borrower
- Reduced owners’ equity
- Partial reimbursement of FSA guarantee fee
- Special evaluation of student debt
Communication
- On-farm, online or in the office, we are on your schedule
- E-newsletters
- Secure website to access accounts and transfer documents
- Educational materials via our social media channels
Trusted advisors
- One-on-one communication with your experienced loan officer
- Special customer-owner advisory group for young and beginning farmers
