WESTMINSTER, MD— Farm Credit pays homage to rural America with a country rap video. That’s right, a country rap video. Word.
The video showcases the mad creative skills, courage (one guy attempts a back flip on his motorcycle–emphasis on attempts!), and dedication of folks who entered the first-ever Keepin’ It Rural Video Contest. Contest co-sponsor MidAtlantic Farm Credit has awarded cash prizes totaling $6,000.
The contest winners are Debbie Brozio from Lake Alfred, Fla., (third place), David Knight from Pittsboro, N.C., (second place), and the rapper himself, Josh Anderson, from Greensboro, N.C., (first place).
“We were floored by the quality of the entries we received,” says Mike Mooney, Farm Credit’s contest manager. “People put so much time and effort into their videos, and we felt honored that they’d share part of their lives with us. Lots of hip farmers out there.”
It’s not too late to get in on the action. MidAtlantic Farm Credit is currently running the second-ever Keepin’ It Rural Video Contest and has added a new photo contest, too. Folks can get the details, and enter the contests, at www.ikeepitrural.com.
The new Farm Credit country rap video can be viewed on the Keepin’ It Rural channel on YouTube, at http://www.youtube.com/keepinitrural#p/u/0/NQ_uk0XJ7HE.
The video and photo contests are open to residents of the 15 states included in the AgFirst Farm Credit Bank district. They are: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio.
About MidAtlantic Farm Credit
MidAtlantic Farm Credit is an agricultural lending cooperative owned by its member-borrowers. It provides farm loans for land, equipment, livestock and production; crop insurance; and rural home mortgages. The co-op has 10,500 members and $2.2 billion in loans outstanding. MidAtlantic has branches serving Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. It is part of the national Farm Credit System, a network of financial cooperatives established in 1916 to provide a dependable source of credit to farmers and rural America. For more information, visit www.mafc.com.
Media contact:
Sandy Wieber
MidAtlantic Farm Credit
410.259.2625
How to get rap video file: Immediate download (.MOV format) is available for media/press from www.ikeepitrural.com/press. Please contact Donna Camacho at dcamacho@agfirst.com or(803) 753-2251 for password information.
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