Kindersley-area farmer wins big


FCC Relationship Manager Brian Healey presents Alan Coutts (right) with $4,000 for outdoor renovations or remodelling. Coutts won the FCC AgExpert Summer Sizzler contest.

Regina, Sask., September 19, 2007 — Alan Coutts of Marengo, Sask., has an unexpected $4,000 to put toward outdoor renovations or remodelling after winning the Summer Sizzler contest draw from AgExpert, a division of Farm Credit Canada. Coutts chose to have his gift card provided by the United Farmers of Alberta store in Oyen, Alta.

In an earlier draw, Stuart Meston of Three Hills, Alta., won a $2,000 gift card from his local Totem Building Supplies store.

AgExpert produces AgExpert Analyst, an accounting program exclusively designed for Canadian agriculture and used by thousands of producers, and Field Manager PRO, a program designed specifically to help Canadian farmers plan, record and track field and crop information. The system covers all crop sectors across Canada, allowing multiple farm capability on both a desktop computer and either Microsoft Windows Mobile® or Pocket PC devices.

FCC is Canada’s largest provider of business and financial services to farms and agribusiness. Operating out of 100 offices located primarily in rural Canada, FCC employees are passionate about the business of agriculture. A healthy portfolio of more than $13 billion and 14 consecutive years of portfolio growth are a reflection of our customers’ success.

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For more information, please contact:

Myrna Stark Leader (English)
Corporate Communication
Farm Credit Canada
(306) 780-8614
Myrna.StarkLeader@fcc-fac.ca

Renate Maslany (Bilingual)
Corporate Communication
Farm Credit Canada
(306) 780-8583
Renate.Maslany@fac-fcc.ca