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| Joanna testifying before Congress in 2014 |
Yankee is pleased to announce the hiring of Joanna Lidback. Joanna
is the Association's newest business consultant. She will be working out of the Newport/Derby office.
Joanna began her career with Farm Credit in 2001, working
for First Pioneer Farm Credit (now Farm Credit East) as a loan officer. In the mid-2000s,
Joanna left Farm Credit to return to school. She returned to Farm Credit East
(FCE) a few years later, working in their Enfield, CT office. At FCE, Joanna
was the founder of the Knowledge Exchange Program and one of the lead authors
of the Northeast Dairy Farm Summary. She also spent time working in FCE’s
consulting program. In the summer of 2014, Joanna testified in Congress on the
topic of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and biotechnology, appearing
before the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Horticulture,
Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture.
Joanna has a degree in applied economics and management from
Cornell University and an MBA from Babson College. She lives in Vermont’s
Northeast Kingdom with her husband and their two sons. With her family, she
owns and operates The Farm at Wheeler Mountain, a 50-cow diversified dairy
farm. Joanna also volunteers for 4-H, is active in Farm Bureau, and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the Northeast Center for Risk Management.
From Joanna: “Having lived in Northeast Vermont on
a dairy farm with my husband and family for the past four years, I am excited
to join Yankee and get working directly with other farmers again. Every person
I have come into contact with at Yankee has been very welcoming and supportive;
a true family-like atmosphere. I am looking forward to using my skills, knowledge
and experience to help ‘improve the income and well-being’ of ag producers and
farm related businesses within our communities.”
Joanna brings
outstanding knowledge of the agricultural community and the Farm Credit system,
and her extensive experience makes her a valuable addition to the Yankee
family. Please help us in giving Joanna a warm welcome!
