Christine Crumbaugh, of St. Louis, Michigan will serve on the AgriBank board of directors following her election at their annual meeting earlier this month. Crumbaugh and her family operate a 3,500-acre cash crop in Mid-Michigan raising sugar beets, corn, soybeans and wheat. Prior to her election to the Agribank board, she served on the GreenStone Farm Credit Services board of directors from 2012 to 2018.
While serving on the GreenStone board, Crumbaugh focused on the importance of preserving the Farm Credit System’s Federal Charter in order to continue providing dependable and consistent credit for rural communities and agriculture. She will continue to convey this message to legislators and other influencers in her new leadership role.
“It’s vitally important AgriBank is run as an efficient organization providing reliable funding and financial solutions so our member associations can service the needs of farmers, ranchers, and rural America. My goals as an AgriBank director will be guided toward not only the success of AgriBank, but making sure we partner with our member associations in a way that ensures their success as well,” Crumbaugh says.
As a member of the 18-member board for AgriBank, Crumbaugh will help lead one of the largest banks within the national Farm Credit System. Under the Farm Credit System’s cooperative structure, AgriBank is primarily owned by 14 Farm Credit associations, covering a 15-state area stretching from Wyoming to Ohio and Minnesota to Arkansas, including GreenStone Farm Credit Services in Michigan and northeast Wisconsin.
