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Company History
A year after the United States Congress created the Farm Credit System,
GreenStone Farm Credit Services approved its first farm mortgage loan.
That was in 1917. For the first time, farmers had ready access to amortized
loans. Since then, we've evolved to continually bring financial innovations
to the agricultural community in Michigan, Wisconsin, and beyond.
From young farmers to commercial operations, rural residences to value-added agricultural organizations, our business is to help you, our customer, succeed at meeting your unique goals.
As the face of agriculture has changed, so have we. Our merger of the
four regional Farm Credit Associations in Michigan into one association
in January 2000, and the merger of the Upper Peninsula and Northeast Wisconsin
in January 2003 reflects that. Agricultural operations are now larger
and more sophisticated and our goal is to remain responsive and continue
to offer the best services and interest rates possible. Our size and financial
strength allow us to dependably provide the sophisticated products and
services demanded by the current marketplace. Our local presence assures
we will also continue to provide the personal service that has made our
relationships with our customers, large and small, so strong.