Youth Support Program
- Participation in local, county, district and state premium auctions with annual giving’s in excess of $200,000
- Area $25 showmanship awards
- Participate in area trophy auctions
- Provide judges for district and regional FFA And 4-H speech contests
- Provide judges for the NW District Star Farmer Award
- Participate and assist in the National Young Farmers Education Association
- 4-H/FFA Project Funding Program
- Coordinate and participate in the State Farm Credit FFA Speech Contest
- Take One “Off” for the Future
- Must be 35 years of age or younger
- Meet or exceed YBS underwriting standards
- New and existing loans qualify
- 3 year term limit
- Borrower will receive: variable interest rate – Tier 1 minus 1%
- At end of term, revert to interest rate tier borrower qualifies for “Next Generation“ Loan Program
- Provides assistance to customers for a limited time period, until sufficient progress is made to qualify for conventional loan programs
- Borrowers must meet the guidelines for the YBS program
Outstanding Young Farm Family Award
- Must be between the ages of 18-36
- Recipient must demonstrate excellent practices in production management, financial management, community involvement and leadership
- Applicants do not have to be members or customers of FCWO to apply
- First place receives a trip to the National NYFEA Convention. Two runners-up will receive a $500 gift card to their local farm and ranch supply store
Young Farmer Committees
- Committees comprised of 8-10 members
- Each member must be between the ages of 18-35
- Members must operate his or her own farming or ranching operation either on a part-time or full-time basis
- The goal of the Committee is to generate and facilitate ideas with the purpose of promoting, educating and recognizing Oklahoma’s young farmers and ranchers
- The Committee is responsible for organizing and promoting informational meetings and young farmer and rancher tours
- A group of individuals from the Committees will represent FCWO on annual congressional trips FCWO Young Farmer Committees Make an Impact in Washington D.C.
- 2006 – 2008: FCWO and the Young Farmer Committee members take a trip to Capitol Hill to visit with Senators and Congressmen
- Some of the highlights from the trips are as follows:
- Meeting with Farm Credit Council
- Meeting with Farm Credit Administration
- Meeting with Senator James Inhofe
- Meeting with Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Johanns
- Meeting with Congressman John Sullivan
- Meeting with Congressman Frank Lucas
- Meeting with Senator Tom Coburn
- Meeting with Congressman Dan Boren
- Meeting with Congresswoman Mary Fallin
- Meeting with United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- WDC monument and museum tours
