FCS Financial: One Hundred Years July 2016 | Page 16

FCS Financial donated sunscreen to the 4-H and FFA for use at their camps and fairs. According to the
Skin Cancer Foundation, one blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person’s chances
of developing the deadliest form of skin cancer late in life. Use of a broad-spectrum sunscreen is one
defensive measure. Shown here is Chance McKim with his sunscreen at the NEMO 4-H Camp.

When agriculture teachers in Missouri pleaded for an updated
curriculum, FCS Financial teamed up with the Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education and Vivayic, a learning solutions
company. The new curriculum—web-based and available for free on
the Missouri FFA Association website—was unveiled during
the Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
(MVATA) Conference in July of 2014.
But perhaps nowhere else is FCS Financial’s commitment
to the next generation of farmers more apparent than in the
YBS program. A product of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, the
YBS program was developed to give a hand-up to Young,
Beginning, and Small farmers to help ensure the future of
the agricultural industry. Beyond their specific needs for
Jay Sloniker, Allie Irwin, and