COMMUNITYCONNECTED 2013 AgriBank Giving Report ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES AgriBank is on a mission to serve rural America. As Inside part of the , a borrower-owned 4……………………………….…..To Our Stakeholders financial , supporting American agriculture 6………………………………..…….New Sponsorships is at the core of our business operations and extends to everything we do. Community involvement is an 10……………………..…..Focus: Urban Agriculture important way for us to further this mission. In 12…………………...Rural Community Grant Fund partnership with 17 affiliated Farm Credit 14.…....Minneapolis-St. Paul Charitable Giving Associations, we support all agriculture – traditional and non-traditional – in the hopes of creating a 16………………………………………...About AgriBank balanced approach for America's ag future.

On the Cover NEARLY AgriBank sponsors Windy City Harvest, an $500,000 urban agriculture training program in Chicago. See page 10. in new sponsorships in 2013

Education Community Agriculture Support $2.1 MILLION Advocates Young, in total giving in 2013, Beginning, including: Disaster Relief Small Farmers

$1.2 million to sponsor traditional and non-traditional agricultural programs

$700,000 to support projects in western North Dakota communities affected by oil and mineral exploration and production Land/Water Conservation $150,000 to support Minneapolis-St. Paul charities Food Security and Local Foods $27,000 to match employee Urban Agriculture contributions

2 COMMUNITYCONNECTED 15 $1.1 MILLION awarded since 2012 through the Rural Community Grant Fund, a partnership with Farm Credit Services of Mandan and Farm Credit Services of North Dakota, to support projects in western North Dakota communities affected by oil and mineral exploration and production

AgriBank joined United FCS in sponsoring this tractor for a student garden.

SUPPORTING the next generation of American Agriculture

AgriBank is proud to support programs that help to develop the next generation of ag talent.

This includes local and national support for programs such as FFA and 4-H that help to open young people’s minds to the possibilities that a career in agriculture can offer.

And each year, in partnership with Agriculture Future of America's Leader and Academic Scholarship program, AgriBank awards William J. Collins Scholarships to the children of AgriBank District employees planning to pursue careers in agriculture.

We believe by helping the best and brightest pursue careers in agriculture, we can fulfill our mission to help secure the future of American agriculture.

14 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 3 AgriBank continues to focus on our singular mission: to support American agriculture. The primary way we To Our fulfill this mission is to collaborate with 17 affiliated Farm Credit Associations in 15 states to provide a Stakeholders reliable source of credit to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, rural homeowners and other eligible borrowers — through good times and challenging times. We also fulfill this mission by providing funds to support the communities we serve and all agriculture. AgriBank is proud to In 2013, AgriBank enjoyed another extraordinary year, recording our help strengthen today’s second-highest ever profitability. This, along with other strong generation of American financial measures, enabled us to return significant dollars to our customer-owners through our patronage program. Our strong farmers and ranchers financial results also enabled us to increase our charitable contributions.

… and the next. The United States is changing, and American agriculture is changing with it. Our population is becoming more concentrated in urban and suburban areas, as well as more diverse. Farmers and ranchers are growing older, on average, and fewer in number. Technology is making farming and ranching more complicated and efficient. Consumers are increasingly concerned about where their food comes from, and how it’s grown. New and emerging forms of agriculture that embrace these changes present AgriBank with new opportunities to fulfil our mission.

AgriBank supports a wide range of urban and other non-traditional agriculture initiatives. This includes a wide variety of activities such as programs to educate children and adults about food and agriculture, training and other help for new entrants to agriculture, local food initiatives including community gardens and farmers markets, and other projects to improve access to fresh produce.

Whenever possible, we address community needs in partnership with affiliated Farm Credit Associations, which may also provide financial advice, investment, volunteers or other support in their local communities. We also leverage opportunities throughout the entire Farm Credit System, giving us the size and scope to make more significant contributions than we could on our own. As an example of this cooperation, in 2013 AgriBank was one of four Farm Credit entities to contribute a total of $250,000 to launch a nationwide "Homegrown By Heroes" program, which supports farmers who are military veterans (see page 6).

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In 2014, AgriBank joined our Farm Credit partners and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack for an event announcing the RBIC.

We are continuing such collaboration in 2014 as one of eight Farm Credit institutions investing a total of $150 million in the Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC), newly created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The RBIC will allow the USDA to facilitate private equity investments in agriculture-related businesses across rural America. AgriBank-affiliated Associations participating in the investment include AgStar , Farm Credit Services of America, Farm Credit Mid-America and United FCS.

AgriBank is proud to help strengthen today’s generation of American farmers and ranchers … and the next. We’re pleased to present this report on the many innovative programs we fund in support of our important mission. AgriBank’s giving is only part of the millions of dollars given by Farm Credit entities across the country each year.

Douglas Felton L. William York Chair Chief Executive Officer

June 2014

12 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 5 AgriBank supports a future of agriculture that is diverse, inclusive and prepared for the challenges that New lie ahead. Through our sponsorships, we contribute to a wide range of traditional and non-traditional Sponsorships agriculture-related programs across our District, often in partnership with affiliated Associations. In 2013, our sponsorships totaled approximately $1.2 million — including an increase of $500,000 for programs we funded for the first time.

Our sponsorships are as varied as the needs themselves.

HOMEGROWN BY HEROES — AgriBank was one of four Farm Credit entities to contribute a total of $250,000 to launch this nationwide program, boosting the efforts of U.S. farmer veterans to market their agriculture products. The program allows farmers who served in the U.S. armed forces to add the Homegrown By Heroes logo to their products' packaging and signage. The label is an easy way for consumers to identify farmer veteran products and support the nation's military veterans by purchasing those products.

IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY FARMERS CONFERENCE — Immigrant and minority farmers gathered in St. Paul in February 2013 for the largest annual conference of its kind. AgriBank joined AgStar Financial Services and United FCS to support the event, which provided workshops covering both agricultural best practices and business topics to help the farmers be more successful.

INVEST AN ACRE — AgriBank and Farm Credit Services of America support this partnership between the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Feeding America, which encourages farmers across the country to donate one acre or more of crop proceeds to help fight hunger in their own communities. Farmers’ donations are matched, with proceeds going to local food shelves.

SOUTH DAKOTA RANCHER RELIEF FUND — When an early October storm dumped heavy rain and up to 55 inches of snow in western South Dakota, killing tens of thousands of farm animals over 2-1/2 days, AgriBank joined CoBank, Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit and Northwest Farm Credit Services to contribute to a fund established by the South Dakota Cattlemen's Association, South Dakota Sheep Growers Association and South Dakota Stockgrowers Association to help affected livestock producers.

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URBAN AG IN THE CLASSROOM Rural FFA students teach urban grade school students about agriculture PARTNER: AgCountry Farm Credit Services

ANGELIC ORGANICS AGRICULTURE GARDEN AND FARM 2 LEARNING CENTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Strengthens small/beginning farm Maintains educational businesses through asset acquisition student garden and technical assistance PARTNER: AgCountry Farm PARTNER: 1st Farm Credit Services and Credit Services Badgerland Financial ARKANSAS GROWN: SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM Sponsors Arkansas Department of Agriculture contest for student gardeners PARTNER: AgHeritage Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Midsouth and Farm Credit of Western Arkansas

GARDENING FOR GREENBACKS Provides access to fresh, healthy and affordable food in THE BIG GARDEN an urban area Supports the development of community gardens in rural and urban areas in order to PARTNERS: CoBank and Farm provide residents with access to nutritious foods Credit Mid-America PARTNER: Farm Credit Services of America

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GREAT RIVER GREENING Conserves watershed

HEALTHY WATER OHIO Protects water resources in Ohio farm communities PARTNER: Farm Credit Mid-America

IMMIGRANT AND MINORITY FARMERS CONFERENCE Produces the nation’s largest annual conference for immigrant and minority farmers HOMEGROWN BY HEROES PARTNERS: AgStar Financial Services Product labeling program will allow farmers, ranchers, fishermen and the like and United FCS from all 50 states who have or are serving in the military to use a Homegrown By Heroes logo on their products PARTNER: CoBank and Farm Credit Mid-America Photo Credit: Brian McCord

INVEST AN ACRE A partnership between the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Feeding America that fights rural hunger, working with elevators to encourage farmers to donate a portion of the proceeds of their grain sales to local food PARTNER: Farm Credit Services of America

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SPEAK FOR YOURSELF Minnesota Farm Credit organizations support the Minnesota Farm Bureau program to identify, recruit, and train farmers and ranchers to be effective spokespersons on issues important to agriculture PARTNERS: AgCountry Farm Credit Services , AgStar Financial Services and United FCS

KENTUCKY EXTENSION FOOD TRUCK Farm Credit Mid-America donated funds to support a food truck to bring fresh produce to urban food deserts in Louisville. AgriBank followed up with a contribution to build on this program by furthering research on Kentucky agriculture and local food. PARTNER: Farm Credit Mid-America RANCHER RELIEF FUND Assists livestock producers impacted by the South Dakota blizzard TELEHEALTH INITATIVE PARTNERS: CoBank, Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit and Enables urban doctors to provide Northwest Farm Credit Services cardiology consultations connecting to rural patients PARTNERS: AgStar Financial Services, CoBank and United FCS SECOND HARVEST WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS Annual conference for women HEARTLAND agriculture leaders Captures ag surplus that goes unharvested every year due to weather WEgrow and other issues and delivers it to area Financial, business and leadership food banks training for women in agriculture PARTNER: AgStar Financial Services

8 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 9 AgriBank’s mission is to serve all agriculture, traditional and non-traditional, rural and urban. We recognize the Focus: Urban value urban farming offers to local communities as a supplement to more traditional forms of agriculture. Agriculture We are committed to encouraging the development of local food systems, including urban farming.

Our initiative to support urban agriculture began in earnest in 2012, when we first announced support for Gardening for Greenbacks in Farm Credit supports all partnership with Farm Credit Mid-America. The city of Cleveland agriculture. developed Gardening for Greenbacks to increase the production of local foods and establish a model for local food system development. The ultimate goal is to help ensure every resident has access to fresh, healthy and affordable food.

Since then, we have continued to expand our support for innovative urban agriculture initiatives. For example, in 2013 we initiated sponsorship of The Big Garden. This network of more than 70 community gardens in metro-Omaha and rural and semi-rural communities in Nebraska and Kansas provides local residents with access to nutritious foods. AgriBank partners with Farm Credit Services of America, which sends volunteers to work on new gardens funded by this sponsorship.

In early 2014, we initiated two sponsorships in partnership with two other affiliated Farm Credit Associations, further demonstrating our increasing commitment to urban agriculture:

WINDY CITY HARVEST — AgriBank and 1st Farm Credit Services are sponsoring this urban agriculture training program run by The Chicago Botanic Garden in partnership with Richard J. Daley College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago. Windy City Harvest provides instruction in urban agriculture best practices, develops collaborations that benefit communities, and produces high-value, nutritious produce that is sold at retail outlets and made available and affordable for local residents. Our sponsorship will provide training for urban farmers and create a certificate program that will help them become entrepreneurs

Windy City Harvest

10 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 7 HANTZ FARMS — AgriBank and Greenstone Farm Credit Services announced our support for this organization’s efforts to transform blighted urban properties into agricultural uses. In May 2014, more than 100 Greenstone employees helped Hantz plant 15,000 mixed-hardwood trees, turning a 1-square- mile inner-city area into a woodlands for the enjoyment of area residents. GreenStone will also engage and educate young, beginning and small producers in an emerging urban agriculture market about Hantz Farms financing opportunities.

URBAN AGRICULTURE ACROSS THE AGRIBANK DISTRICT AgriBank partners with Farm Credit Associations throughout our District to support programs important to urban communities.

6 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 11 Through the Rural Community Grant Fund, AgriBank provides grants for needed services in cities and Rural towns affected by the explosive growth in oil and mineral exploration and production in western North Community Dakota. In 2013, the fund awarded more than

$700,000 — bringing the total awarded since 2012 to Grant Fund $1.1 million.

The fund dedicates a percentage of AgriBank’s annual mineral income earned in western North Dakota to help communities deal with rapid population growth. AgriBank established the fund in 2012 in partnership with Farm Credit Services of Mandan and Farm Credit Services of North Dakota.

Grants up to $50,000 are available to support a variety of infrastructure and development projects, including affordable housing, fire and medical emergency services, medical facilities and services, and education.

Halliday Public School District – $28,150 to install a safety fence at the elementary school.

OUR MINERAL INTERESTS AgriBank owns mineral interests in 13 of 15 states in its District. The obtained these interests during the Great Depression, when the Farm Credit System became the unwilling owner of foreclosed farms. Farm Credit adopted the policy of reserving a portion (in most cases a one-half interest) of the mineral rights when selling the property. If the mineral rights became valuable, the landowner would also profit. In 1986, all Farm Credit institutions discontinued the practice of reserving mineral rights when selling acquired properties.

12 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 5 "Pride Manchester House serves North Dakota's most vulnerable children. The generous grant from AgriBank will strengthen and expand our outreach program to better serve the children and families in need of mental health services.”

—Susan Gerenz, director, Pride Manchester House, Bismarck

St. Luke’s Hospital, Crosby – $10,000 for a machine Hazen Rural Fire Protection District – $15,000 for a jaws of life to ensure that employee respirators fit properly in rescue upgrade. the field.

"We are very grateful to Farm Credit for helping us to build a new safe house in Minot. We are the only agency within 100 miles that provides emergency shelter to victims of domestic violence. The new, larger facility will allow us to provide shelter to up to 60 victims and children needing protection.“

—Shelly Bohl, grants coordinator, ND-SD Medical Transport – $26,784 to purchase a new monitor and Domestic Violence Crisis Center, Minot defibrillator in Linton, N.D.

4 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 13 Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, AgriBank provides charitable support to non-profit organizations serving Minneapolis-St. the communities where we live and work. We focus on helping the least fortunate among us by Paul Charitable contributing to programs that provide education, Giving food, and shelter, and meet other basic needs.

In 2013, AgriBank provided $150,000 to support charities in St. Paul and Minneapolis. URBAN ROOTS Urban Roots operates food and environmental programs on the East Side of St. Paul. For nearly two decades, the organization has engaged thousands of youth in education, training, and work projects that provide service to the community, develop young leaders, and improve health and the environment. AgriBank employees complemented the company’s financial support in 2013 by volunteering their time and participating in the Urban Roots Garden Share Community Supported Agriculture program — a unique way to contribute in exchange for enjoying fresh, local produce from sustainably managed urban gardens.

14 COMMUNITYCONNECTED COMMUNITYCONNECTED 3 MERRICK COMMUNITY SERVICES 2013 Minneapolis-St. Merrick Community Services is dedicated to improving the lives of residents Paul Area Donations of the East Side of St. Paul. It operates a community center and two food shelves, and provides basic human services for individuals of all ages and DOROTHY DAY CENTER cultures. In addition to the financial support AgriBank provided in 2013, our Provides food, shelter and other services employees were actively with Merrick throughout the year through events to homeless persons such as drives to collect food and school supply donations. JOSEPH’S COAT Provides clothing and personal hygiene products to disadvantaged individuals and families through a free store

LOAVES AND FISHES Provides nutritious meals to the hungry

MERRICK COMMUNITY SERVICES Supports individuals and families with a food shelf, school supplies and other services

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE Fights poverty by supporting basic needs, youth leadership, adult and family education, and community building

NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION Provides online lesson plans and materials for teachers to use newspapers in classrooms

OPEN ARMS Delivers free meals to individuals living with HIV/AIDS, MS, ALS, breast cancer and other diseases

SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA Provides classroom education opportunities

SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND Works with farmers to collect excess produce and distribute it to area food SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND banks

Second Harvest Heartland is the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger relief UNITED WAY organization and a member of Feeding America, a national network of more Stabilizes families, helps children succeed than 200 food banks serving every state in the United States. The and empowers healthy lives organization is known for distributing great amounts of food quickly and efficiently as well as pioneering ways to reduce waste and better use URBAN ROOTS abundant resources. In 2013, AgriBank supported Second Harvest Heartland Focuses on community gardening, not only financially but through employee volunteer time to package food nutrition, conservation and youth for distribution to senior citizens. development

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Associations in the

AgriBank District

AgriBank is one of the largest banks within the national Farm Credit System, with more About than $85 billion in total assets. Under the Farm Credit System’s cooperative structure, AgriBank AgriBank is owned by 17 affiliated Farm Credit Associations. The AgriBank District covers America’s Midwest, a 15-state area from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas. More than half of the nation’s cropland is located within the AgriBank District, providing the Bank and its Association owners with exceptional expertise in production agriculture. For more information, visit www.AgriBank.com

Community Relations Inquiries Media Inquiries Contacts Kirstin Brost Grantham Megan Fairchild Anderson Corporate Communications and Giving Senior Marketing and Communications [email protected] Manager (651) 282-8474 [email protected] (651) 282-8635 Address

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