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Farm Credit cooperatives reduce risk through mergers

By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Sep 17, 2017
Sep 17, 2017 Updated Oct 13, 2017

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By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. – Two significant mergers in the Farm Credit nationwide network of customer-owned financial institutions are now affecting farmers and rural citizens in Minnesota.

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