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Sustainable Agriculture

As a mission-driven financial cooperative, we believe in partnering with our customer-owners to build sustainable futures.

Our Commitment

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Educate

Educate customers about trends, issues, and opportunities.

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Enable

Enable customers to participate in climate-smart practices through specialized products and programs.

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Engage

Engage with other organizations to collaborate on new opportunities in sustainable agriculture.

Customer-Owner Viewpoints on Sustainability

“We had a very special grandfather who had a desire to do a seamless ownership transition,” said Vance. “He just wanted this place to be sustainable— and he saw something in Clint and me that made him willing to basically do a generational skip to get us some ownership sooner rather than later.”

Vance Lungren Owner and Farmer | Wyoming

"Instead of fighting against something, we try to adapt and help nature deal with the problem. Josh and I like to pick and choose from what we’re learning to find what works best for the prairie here—and then we try to go a step or two beyond that."

Gwen Hoy Owner and Rancher | Kansas

Between 2004 to 2019, with the help of cost share, the Lungren's put in two sprinklers per year and they immediately saw efficiencies in decreased manpower and increased yields. "We embarked on an expensive journey, but at the same time, we were seeing the rewards pretty rapidly from that change."

Clint Lungren Owner and Farmer | Wyoming

"My belief is that pig production is very sustainable, and the results of the sustainability study showed me that our operation is sustainable. With the practices that we’re doing, our farm is carbon-neutral—and that’s rewarding.

Al Wulfekuhle Owner and Producer | Iowa

“The single species cover crops burned up and did nothing, while the more diverse mixes produced significant amounts of forage, tonnage and biomass for those farmers.”

Keith Berns Co-owner, Sales and Marketing Manager | Nebraska

Three Core Areas of Sustainability

Supporting and enabling our customer-owners to achieve their goals of greater sustainability.

Sustainability begins with economic viability. That is why FCSAmerica is here – to ensure farmers and ranchers have access to credit and risk management tools in good and tough times.

Producers also understand their livelihood depends on good stewardship and have long worked to leave something better for future generations. FCSAmerica is here to support customer-owners as they build more sustainable operations. Through education, collaboration, industry partnerships and more, FCSAmerica is helping make agriculture stronger for today and tomorrow.

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